GUILD
What does "GUILD" mean?
An association of people in the same trade or craft, formed for mutual support and shared standards.
Meanings
- A medieval or later organization of craftsmen or merchants regulating their trade. Only a member of the weavers' guild could sell cloth in the town.
- Any modern association of people sharing a profession or interest. The writers' guild negotiated new contract terms.
- In online games, an organized group of players who cooperate. Her guild cleared the raid for the first time on Friday. informal
Did you know?
- 'Guild' comes from an old word for a payment or contribution: members literally paid into a shared pot, and that same root grew into the modern word 'yield'.
Word origin
From Old Norse 'gildi' meaning payment, guild, or fellowship, related to the verb 'yield' and to Old English 'gild' meaning a contribution or tax paid into a common fund.
Remember it
GUILD = GUILT minus the T, plus a D - feel no guilt, just join the build.
A little poem
Alone, the cobbler bargains and is robbed;
in the guild, one price, one mark, one held line.
couplet
Wordplay
- The medieval mason's group had strict rules. You could say they really had it all guild down.
What it teaches
A guild proves an old truth: standards no single hand can hold, many hands can.
Quick facts
What does GUILD mean?
An association of people in the same trade or craft, formed for mutual support and shared standards.
Is GUILD a valid word?
Yes — GUILD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GUILD?
GUILD has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GUILD come from?
From Old Norse 'gildi' meaning payment, guild, or fellowship, related to the verb 'yield' and to Old English 'gild' meaning a contribution or tax paid into a common fund.
What can GUILD teach us?
A guild proves an old truth: standards no single hand can hold, many hands can.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.