guild
or gild
an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
any of various medieval associations, as of merchants or artisans, organized to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members, and that sometimes constituted a local governing body.
Botany. a group of plants, as parasites, having a similar habit of growth and nutrition.
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How to use guild in a sentence
Inside the guild, men in caps and long gowns sit in twos, weaving together in small rooms.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOnline he was a guild leader, delivering rousing speeches to fellow gamers.
The U.S. Veteran and Wisconsin Boy Who Went to Fight ISIS in Syria | Jacob Siegel | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile The Rock is reportedly a registered Republican, he is also presumably a member of a union—the Screen Actors guild.
Chris Christie Made an Anti-Union ‘Movie’ With The Rock—and Then Removed Him | Olivia Nuzzi | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom being a paid-up member of the Drinkers guild of America?
Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys | P. J. O’Rourke | April 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We did not help the Germans,” snaps Kent Nadbornik, the chairman of the Finnish Jewish Veterans guild.
The Jews Who Fought for Hitler: ‘We Did Not Help the Germans. We Had a Common Enemy’ | The Telegraph | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The king's statue was again set up in guild hall, London, and the states arms taken down.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIn order to become a master, a workman had to produce a masterpiece, which was always dedicated to the saint of his guild.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacThe Collahuayas of Peru were a guild of itinerant quacks and magicians, who never remained permanently in one spot.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonI said the guild of St. Wilfrid—that's our servers' guild, you know—was absolutely in favour of defiance, open defiance.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieMade for the guild of Armourers, from the first day on which it was set up it has been beloved.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward Hutton
British Dictionary definitions for guild
gild
/ (ɡɪld) /
an organization, club, or fellowship
(esp in medieval Europe) an association of men sharing the same interests, such as merchants or artisans: formed for mutual aid and protection and to maintain craft standards or pursue some other purpose such as communal worship
ecology a group of plants, such as a group of epiphytes, that share certain habits or characteristics
Origin of guild
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