Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Vocabulary

1. Town- a small city
2. charter- a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power
3. guild-a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
4. guild hall-a building used as the meeting place of a guild or corporation
5. journeyman-a trained worker who is employed by someone else
6. apprentice- a person who is learning trade from a skilled employer
7. merchant- a person or company involved in wholesale trade
8. barter- exchange for other goods and services without the use of money
9. carpenter- a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures
10. cobbler- a person who mends shoes as a job
11. glover-a glove maker
12. blacksmith- a person who makes and repairs things made of iron
13. tinker- a person who travels from place to place mending metal utensils and making a living off of it
14. potter-a person who makes pots and bowls
15. cooper- a maker or repairer of casks and barrels
16. wheelwright- a person who builds and repairs wooden wheels
17. tanner- a person who tans animals hides to make a living
18. weaver- a person who weaves fabric
19. baker- a person who bakes breads and dough to make a living
20. butcher- a person who cuts up meat and sells it or trades it to make a living
21. inn- an establishment providing accommodations, food, drinks, especially for travelers
22. tavern- an establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks to be consumed on the premise
23. barber- a person who cuts hair
24. Fuller- a person who fulls cloth
25. miller- a person or horse trained to specially run a mile
26. Brewer-  a person who makes drinks, usually alcohol such as beer 
27. stable- not likely to change or fail
28. craft guild- an association of workers of the same trade for mutual benefits
29. Merchant Guild- a medieval guild composed of merchants
30. Wattle and daub- a wattle is a wall and a daub is a type of clay

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