guild
noun/ɡɪld/
Etymology From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.
1
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 Assassins2003, “Guild of Mute Assassins”, performed by Clutch:
2
A corporation.
4
Video games An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.
- Synonyms
- Hanse, trade union, union, professional association
- Derived terms
- altar guild, extraguild, frithguild, guildable, guildic, guildie, guildless, guildlike, guildmaster, guildmate, guildmember, guildmistress, guildship, guildwide, intraguild
- Related terms
- guild hall, guildhall, guildsman, guildswoman, common house, common hall