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Town LIfe Vocab.
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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surplus | More than is needed or used |
charter | a written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or government to a community, class of people, or organization |
journeyman | a craftsperson who found work “by the day,” instead of becoming a master who employed other workers |
guild | an organization of people in the same craft or trade |
apprentice | a person who works for a master in a trade or craft in return for training |
commerce | the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale, or social dealings between people. |
Common Law | a body of rulings made by judges or very old traditional laws that become part of a nation’s legal system |
Economy | the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. |
Government | the governing body of a nation, state, or community. |
Culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |