guild
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or…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.
» Throughout the guild, there was antisemitism.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
Gilde, Zunft
ги́льдияgílʹdija
A corporation.
A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
(collective)An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.
- a formal association of people with similar interests
Examples
13 sentencesThroughout the guild, there was antisemitism.
I want to join the thieves' guild.
He is a member of a potters' guild.
ruОн член гильдии гончаров.
The blacksmith was a member of a guild.
deDer Schmied war Mitglied einer Zunft.
Tom's ancestor was a member of a blacksmiths' guild.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yieldFrom Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.
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