name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles.
2. 2
   the hall of a guild or corporation wordnet
3. 3
   A town hall. obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A small town, the shire town of Essex County, Vermont, United States.
2. 2
   The administrative centre of the City of London corporation.

Synonyms

All synonyms

common housecommon househansehansehanse-house

Example

More examples

"At exactly quarter to ten, she got off the tram at the stop next to the guildhall."

Etymology

From guild + hall.

Related phrases

city of londoncounty seatessex countytown hall

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