Guild
[gɪld] or [ɡɪld]
Definition
(v. t.) An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority.
(v. t.) A guildhall.
(v. t.) A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fraternity, association, society, company, corporation, corporate body, joint concern.
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Definition
n. an association of men for mutual aid: a corporation: (orig.) an association in a town where payment was made for mutual support and protection.—ns. Guild′-broth′er a fellow-member of a guild; Guild′hall the hall of a guild esp. in London; Guild′ry (Scot.) a guild the members of such.
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Examples
- The Guild Socialism of the New Age is merely an instance of statesmanlike dealing with a new social force. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He has fused the insight of the syndicalist with the plans of the collectivists under the name of Guild Socialism. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- A meeting of the Guild had been held that evening at eight, and Mrs. Barclay had hurried over her dinner in order to be present at it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- They had been organized in guilds, and were mostly their own employers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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