Guild

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guild \Guild\, n. [OE. gilds, AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, a
     society or company where payment was made for its charge and
     support, fr. AS. gildan, gieldan, to pay. See {Yield}, v. t.]
     1. 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.
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     2. A guildhall. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     3. A religious association or society, organized for
        charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  guild
       n : a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
           joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
           "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
           today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  GUILD. A fraternity or company. Guild hall, the place of meeting of guilds. 
  Beame's, Glanville, 108 (n). 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Guild, TN
    Zip code(s): 37340