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Name Term description
NameGuidfather Term description

Father-in-law

NameGuidman Term description

Owner or tenant of a farm

NameGuidmother Term description

Mother-in-law

NameGuidsire/gudesir Term description

Grandfather

NameGuidwife Term description

Mistress of a household, farm

NameGuild brother Term description

Member of a guild, usually of tradesmen

NameGuild officer Term description

One who is elected to a post of responsibility in a guild

NameGunmaker Term description

One who makes and sells guns, gunsmith

NameGunner Term description

One of a team manning a large gun in the army or the navy

NameGunner ordinary Term description

One of a team manning a large gun in the army or the navy

NameGunner's boy Term description

One of a team manning a large gun in the army or the navy

NameGunner's mate Term description

One of a team manning a large gun in the army or the navy

NameGunsmith Term description

One who makes and sells guns

NameGun-stocker Term description

Either a gun stock maker, or, perhaps, some form of artilleryman

NameGunstoker Term description

Either a gun stock maker, or, perhaps, some form of artilleryman

NameGutcher/gowcher Term description

Grandfather