guild

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Definition of guild

noun

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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Origin of guild

before 1000; Middle English gild(e) <Old Norse gildi guild, payment; replacing Old English gegyld guild; akin to German Geld money, Gothic -gild tax

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH guild

gild, gilt, guild , guilt

Words nearby guild

guidon, guidwillie, Guienne, guige, Guija, guild, guilder, Guildford, guildhall, guilds, guildship

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How to use guild in a sentence

To achieve master status in these guilds, artists would often paint versions of Luke depicting the Virgin.
When a saint draws the Virgin, so much is in the details|Sebastian Smee|October 27, 2021|Washington Post
Its landscapes, its technology, its people and its fantastical creatures, from the sandworms to the guild navigator, are all primed for visual realization.
Why Filmmakers From David Lynch to Denis Villeneuve Have Struggled to Adapt Dune|Sarah Kurchak|October 20, 2021|Time
Only 10% of women of color who work in the entertainment industry belong to a union, a guild or a trade organization.
Women of Color Unite’s Cheryl L. Bedford is fighting ‘exclusion by familiarity’ in entertainment|Tim Peterson|September 7, 2021|Digiday
Dozens of top members from the Times and some guild members from Reuters have begun talking to labor attorney Arthur Schwartz to explore options opposing this increase.
Media Briefing: Publishers are polling site visitors for first-party data|Tim Peterson|June 10, 2021|Digiday

There’s a lingering perception in America that apprenticeships are the province of construction and building trades, or even medieval guilds like smithing and glass-blowing.
Since colleges are failing to prepare students for tech jobs, it’s time to bring back apprenticeships|Annie Siebert|April 23, 2021|TechCrunch
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|DAILY BEAST
Online 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|DAILY BEAST
While 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|DAILY BEAST
From 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|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|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 Munsell
In 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 Balzac
The 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. Brinton
I 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 Mackenzie
Made 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

guild

gild

/ (ɡɪld) /

noun

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

Word Origin for guild

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money

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guild

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Definition of guild

Origin of guild

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH guild

Words nearby guild

Words related to guild

How to use guild in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for guild

gild

Word Origin for guild