guild

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɡɪld/

Definition of guild

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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”
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noun

  1. 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”
  2. A corporation.
  3. A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
  4. An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.

Words you can make from guild

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4-letter words

2 words

3-letter words

8 words

2-letter words

3 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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