Grocers guild
Definition
The guild, community, or totality of grocery merchants (băcani) within a city, region, or commercial market; the social class formed by small traders of colonial goods and food products. In a documentary sense, the term describes the corporatist group that regulated sales rules, prices, and the economic interests of its members before pre-modern authorities.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Grocers guild
- Grocers collectively
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine collective noun, structurally utilized in its singular form with standard case variations. |
| Formation | Collective noun derived within Romanian by adding the productiv collective suffix '-ime' to the core noun base 'băcan'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [bə.kə.ˈli.me] |
| Source | Lexicon of Archaic Vocations, Guild Regulations, and Socio-Economic Communities |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Întreaga băcălime din cetate s-a adunat la han pentru a protesta împotriva noilor taxe vamale impuse la intrarea mărfurilor în târg.
EN: The entire grocers guild within the citadel gathered at the inn to protest against the new customs duties imposed upon entering goods into the market.
RO: Hrisovul domnesc recunoștea dreptul pe care această băcălime unită îl avea de a controla calitatea mirodeniilor vândute pe piața centrală.
EN: The royal charter recognized the right that this united grocery community possessed to control the quality of spices sold on the central market.
RO: Cronica menționează că această băcălime prosperă finanțase construcția unei fântâni publice în mahalaua comercianților.
EN: The chronicle mentions that this prosperous grocery community had financed the construction of a public fountain in the merchants' neighborhood.
Idioms & Phrases
Sfat din băcălime / Guild council / grocers assembly
RO: Adunare periodică a meșterilor băcani în care se luau decizii administrative privind prețurile și primirea de noi ucenici.
EN: A periodic assembly of master grocers where administrative decisions regarding prices and accepting new apprentices were made.
Drept de băcălime / Guild privilege / grocery trading right
RO: Monopol istoric sau autorizație oficială acordată colectivității de băcani pentru a comercializa exclusiv produse de peste mări.
EN: A historical monopoly or official authorization granted to the grocers community to exclusively trade overseas products.
Privilegiu pentru băcălime / Privilege for the grocers community
RO: Act juridic vechi emis de domnitor care scutea breasla băcanilor de anumite dări în schimbul aprovizionării sigure a curții.
EN: An old legal document issued by the ruler exempting the grocers guild from specific taxes in exchange for securing supplies to the court.
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