guild
noun
ˈgild 
variants or less commonly gild
1
: an association of people with similar interests or pursuits
especially : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen
2
: a group of organisms that use the same ecological resource in a similar way
a feeding guild
guildship
ˈgil(d)-ˌship
noun 
Synonyms
- association
- board
- brotherhood
- chamber
- club
- college
- congress
- consortium
- council
- fellowship
- fraternity
- institute
- institution
- league
- order
- organization
- society
- sodality
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Example Sentences
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
Recent Examples on the Web Unlike the Court of Master Sommeliers, which created the master sommelier credentialing program, there is no single guild that sets the standard for master coopers. 
Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2022 One way that Kate is hoping to dive deeper into democratizing the money-making opportunities in the metaverse is by launching a gaming guild for kids in her home country of the Philippines. Melanie Fine, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 The American Cinema Editors, meanwhile, were the only guild to publicly decry the decision. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Feb. 2022 After decades of struggle to refine and market her styles, she was admitted in 1977 to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, the first Asian woman to join the Paris guild of the world’s top designers. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 In 2020, he was awarded the DGA’s Frank Capra Achievement Award, which is given to an assistant director or unit production manager for exemplary service to the guild and achievement in the industry. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 24 June 2022 Player guilds controversially create a divide between capital and labor within GameFi ecosystems, with the guild owners retaining ownership of the assets and effectively employing players without providing basic labor rights or benefits. Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 There were concerns about pressure on the guild benefits from new members who make far less than successful showrunners and screenwriters. William Earl, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022 Guillermo Francisco Cornejo, 46, head of the fishing guild in El Port de la Selva, said with the cost to fish already high, the wind farm could make what is an already tenuous livelihood unsustainable. New York Times, 19 July 2022 See More
Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2022 One way that Kate is hoping to dive deeper into democratizing the money-making opportunities in the metaverse is by launching a gaming guild for kids in her home country of the Philippines. Melanie Fine, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 The American Cinema Editors, meanwhile, were the only guild to publicly decry the decision. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Feb. 2022 After decades of struggle to refine and market her styles, she was admitted in 1977 to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, the first Asian woman to join the Paris guild of the world’s top designers. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 In 2020, he was awarded the DGA’s Frank Capra Achievement Award, which is given to an assistant director or unit production manager for exemplary service to the guild and achievement in the industry. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 24 June 2022 Player guilds controversially create a divide between capital and labor within GameFi ecosystems, with the guild owners retaining ownership of the assets and effectively employing players without providing basic labor rights or benefits. Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 There were concerns about pressure on the guild benefits from new members who make far less than successful showrunners and screenwriters. William Earl, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022 Guillermo Francisco Cornejo, 46, head of the fishing guild in El Port de la Selva, said with the cost to fish already high, the wind farm could make what is an already tenuous livelihood unsustainable. New York Times, 19 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi payment, guild; akin to Old English gield tribute, guild — more at geld
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing guild
Kids Definition
guild
noun
ˈgild
: an association of people with common interests or aims
guild
noun
variants also gild
as in association
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild Synonyms & Similar Words
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- association
- organization
- fraternity
- club
- league
- institute
- institution
- society
- college
- brotherhood
- group
- chamber
- board
- fellowship
- consortium
- council
- community
- clan
- commune
- collective
- chapter
- congress
- cooperative
- sodality
- crew
- membership
- alliance
- team
- party
- order
- clique
- camp
- partnership
- coalition
- syndicate
- local
- confederacy
- sorority
- squad
- bloc
- conspiracy
- cadre
- branch
- band
- gang
- coterie
- circle
- cabal
- sisterhood
- cartel
- junta
- fold
- outfit
- body
- faithful
- klatch
- set
- ring
- klatsch
- camarilla
- junto
- lot
- combine
- camorra