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guild
/ɡɪld/
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What does guild mean?
noun
- 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.
- A corporation.
- A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
More meanings (4)
noun
- An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.
proper noun
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A community in the town of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɡɪld/
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The ancient authors and their modern brethren of the guild alike elaborate legendary material which they found at hand.
The Guild was called by some hostile husbands, who found their wives getting too independent, the “clat-fart” shop—that is, the gossip-shop.
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Before fashioning her first honey-bag, the Bee blocks the passage with a strong barricade composed of the only materials used in the Leaf-cutter's guild.
It was there that the first link was forged of the chain that was ultimately to lead to the emptying of me into the literary guild.
The temples were in charge of members of the guild or fraternity, the head of which was often, though not necessarily, a physician.