guild

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/ɡɪld/

noun 4name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

joined, mute

She joined the local pottery guild to learn new skills from experienced craftspeople.

VERB + GUILD

couldn't, fire, join

My brother couldn't join the guild because he didn't meet the experience requirements.

GUILD + NOUN

antisemitism, assassins, authorities, leader, vince

The guild leader announced new membership requirements at the annual meeting.

PREP.

throughout

The craft guild throughout the medieval period maintained strict control over apprenticeships and trade standards.

ADV.

greatly

The local craft guild greatly influenced how artisans learned their trades in medieval times.

Definitions

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.

The swinging of its censers, the silence of its members / Oh, the Guild of Mute Assassins

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.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a formal association of people with similar interests

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The swinging of its censers, the silence of its members / Oh, the Guild of Mute Assassins

Wiktionary

The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.

Tatoeba · #1974

He is a member of a potters' guild.

Tatoeba · #4372977

The guild said authorities greatly interfere with journalists’ right to access and to disseminate information.

Tatoeba · #11759771

I want to join the thieves' guild.

Tatoeba · #12335837

Can I join your guild?

Tatoeba · #12335980

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