ADULTERINE GUILDS
\ɐdˈʌltəɹˌiːn ɡˈɪldz], \ɐdˈʌltəɹˌiːn ɡˈɪldz], \ɐ_d_ˈʌ_l_t_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_n ɡ_ˈɪ_l_d_z]\
Definitions of ADULTERINE GUILDS
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Traders acting as a corporation without a charter, and paying a fine annually for permission to exercise their usurped privileges. Smith, Wealth Nat. b. 1, c. 10.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Unchartered trading societies, acting as a corporation and paying annual fines.
By Henry Percy Smith
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