MEANING
An association of people in a craft or trade, formed to regulate practice and protect shared interests.
Use it for
regulated trades; apprenticeship; collective economic powerGive skilled work an institution with rules, loyalties, and exclusions.
Words that belong together
- craft guild
- guild master
- join a guild
On the page
The guild forbade its members to sell blades below the agreed price.
She entered the guild with a box of exquisitely fitted locks.
A feud between two guilds closed the market for a week.
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- guild
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Historical powers varied; a guild is not merely any group of adventurers, though fantasy can extend the institution. Noun: guild; plural guilds.
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