one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners, A Chinese warehouse, consisting of a succession of rooms or store-houses, verb_ obsolete To hang

A group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, a formal association of people with similar interests, A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times