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FRITH GUILD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
- History (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frith guild
1, record 1, English, frith%20guild
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peace guild 1, record 1, English, peace%20guild
correct
- frith-guild 2, record 1, English, frith%2Dguild
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The earliest traces of guilds in England are found in the laws of Ina in the seventh century. These guilds were formed for religious and social purposes and were voluntary in character. ... they soon developed into frith guilds or peace guilds, associations with a corporate responsibility for the good conduct of their members and their mutual liability. ... The main objects of these guilds was the preservation of peace, right, and liberty. 3, record 1, English, - frith%20guild
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Frith or Peace guild was the first brotherhood to make its appearance. As its name suggests, its main purpose was to avenge wrongs and to keep the peace. 4, record 1, English, - frith%20guild
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Frith also has a legal significance: peace was effectively maintained in Anglo-Saxon times by the frith-guild, an early manifestation of summary justice. 2, record 1, English, - frith%20guild
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et associations (Admin.)
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guilde
1, record 1, French, guilde
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ghilde 2, record 1, French, ghilde
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La gilde était avant tout une association de secours mutuels, de protection, d'assurances contre toutes sortes d'accidents; une étroite solidarité unissant les membres d'une gilde liés entre eux par un serment. 1, record 1, French, - guilde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les guildes anglo-saxonnes, pour ne citer qu'un seul exemple, disposaient ainsi d'un fonds d'assistance et allouaient des secours à l'occasion de sinistres aussi graves et variés que l'incendie, le vol, l'inondation ou la mortalité du bétail. 3, record 1, French, - guilde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guilde : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - guilde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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