civic guard company
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concept
A civic guard company is a locally organized, semi-military group of citizens responsible for maintaining public order, defending the community, and representing civic pride, especially in early modern European cities.
Observed surface forms (1)
- civic militia guild ×1
Instances (3)
- St George civic guard of Haarlem
- St Hadrian civic guard company
- Confraternity of the Arquebusiers of Antwerp via concept surface "civic militia guild"