guild
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guild¹
- /ɡɪld/
Sounds like gild, gilled · Rhymes with -ɪld
Where it comes from
From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.
noun guilds · gild
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A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.
The swinging of its censers, the silence of its members / Oh, the Guild of Mute Assassins
Similar: Hanse, trade union, union, professional association
- A corporation.
- A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
- An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.
Guild²
proper noun Guilds
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A community in the town of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: club, society, order, lodge, gild, corporation, association, syndicate, talent, film, union, league, organization, fraternity, collective, council
Translations
Every language
noun association of tradespeople
| Español | germanía, gremio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ギルド girudo, 公会 kōkai, 行会 yukiai, gyōkai, kōkai |
| 中文 | 行會 /行会 hánghuì, 同業公會 /同业公会 tóngyè gōnghuì, 公會 /公会 gōnghuì |
| हिन्दी | संगठन saṅgṭhan, संगम saṅgam |
| Português | guilda, grêmio, confraria |
| Français | guilde |
| Deutsch | Gilde, Zunft |
| Italiano | gilda, fraglia |
| Русский | ги́льдия gílʹdija |
| Tiếng Việt | phường hội |
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