guild
/ɡɪld/
guild 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.
Noun
guild (plural guilds)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- Hanse, trade union, union, professional association
- A corporation.
- A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
- An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.
Proper noun capitalized: Guild
Guild (countable and uncountable, plural Guilds)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A community in the town of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
guild meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
guild in Hindi
- association of tradespeople
- संगठन saṅgṭhan, संगम saṅgam
guild in Tamil
- கழகம், சங்கம், மன்றம்
guild in Marathi
- गिल्ड
guild in Urdu
- گلڈ, گئلڈ
More languagesFewer languages
- guild in Bengali
- সমবায় সঙ্ঘ, সংস্থা
- guild in Telugu
- గిల్డ్
- guild in Malayalam
- സംഘടിതസംഘം, തൊട്ടിൽസംഘം, തൊട്ടിൽസമിതി, വണിക്സഭ
- guild in Kannada
- ಕೂಟ, ಸೇರುಗೆ
- guild in Punjabi
- ਗਿੱਲਡ
- guild in Gujarati
- ગિલ્ડ
- guild in Odia
- ଗିଲ୍ଡ, ଗିଲ୍ଡ୍
- guild in Nepali
- गिल्ड
- guild in Tagalog
- gremyo
- guild in Malay
- perseikatan
- guild in Indonesian
- gilda
- guild in Thai
- สมาคมอาชีพ
- guild in Vietnamese
- phường hội
Examples of guild in a sentence
- "Your victory has motivated other guild members to try out your peculiar strategy.
- Warcrafters can join guilds and engage in epic battles to overcome various challenges.
- Speak with Madelle, and she will explain the benefits of joining the guild.
Synonyms of guild
- Hanse
- trade union
- union
- professional association
Forms of guild
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | guilds |
| alternative form (archaic) | gild |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Guilds |
Origin of guild
From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.
Words formed from guild
Words that rhyme with guild
Questions about guild
- What does guild mean?
- Guild means 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.
- What is guild in Hindi?
- Guild in Hindi is संगठन (saṅgṭhan), संगम (saṅgam). See Guild meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is guild?
- Guild can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce guild?
- Guild is pronounced /ɡɪld/.
- What is the plural of guild?
- The plural of guild is guilds.
Words near guild in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: guild (page history and authors); Guild (page history and authors); guild (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); guild (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guild (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guild (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); guild (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guild (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); guild (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); guild (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guild (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guild (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guild (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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