Meanings
guild1
plural guilds · alternative archaic gild
- 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
2003, “Guild of Mute Assassins”, performed by ClutchSynonyms: Hanse, trade union, union, professional association
- A corporation.
- biologyA group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
- collectivevideo gamesAn organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.
Guild2
plural Guilds
- countableuncountableA surname.
- A place in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA community in the town of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna formal association of people with similar interests
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Norsegildi“payment, guild”
- Middle Englishgilde
- Englishguild
From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.
More words from Middle English, Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek συντεχνία
- συντεχνία (suntekhnía)association of tradespeople
Bulgarian еснаф, гилдия
- еснаф (esnaf)association of tradespeople
- гилдия (gildija)association of tradespeople
Catalan corporació, confraria
- corporacióassociation of tradespeople
- confrariaassociation of tradespeople
- ramassociation of tradespeople
- gremiassociation of tradespeople
Chinese Mandarin 行會 /行会, 同業公會 /同业公会
- 行會 /行会 (hánghuì)association of tradespeople
- 同業公會 /同业公会 (tóngyè gōnghuì)association of tradespeople
- 公會 /公会 (gōnghuì)association of tradespeople
Czech cech
- cechassociation of tradespeople
Danish lav, gilde
- lavassociation of tradespeople
- gildeassociation of tradespeople
Dutch gilde
- gildeassociation of tradespeople
Esperanto gildo
- gildoassociation of tradespeople
Finnish kilta
- kiltaassociation of tradespeople
French guilde
- guildeassociation of tradespeople
German Gilde, Zunft
- Gildeassociation of tradespeople
- Zunftassociation of tradespeople
Hindi संगठन, संगम
- संगठन (saṅgṭhan)association of tradespeople
- संगम (saṅgam)association of tradespeople
Hungarian céh
- céhassociation of tradespeople
Indonesian gilda
- gildaassociation of tradespeople
Irish gild, cuallacht
- gildassociation of tradespeople
- cuallachtassociation of tradespeople
Italian gilda, fraglia
- gildaassociation of tradespeople
- fragliaassociation of tradespeople
Japanese ギルド, 公会
- ギルド (girudo)association of tradespeople
- 公会 (kōkai)association of tradespeople
- 行会 (yukiai, gyōkai, kōkai)association of tradespeople
Latin collēgium, gilda
- collēgiumassociation of tradespeople
- gildaassociation of tradespeople
- ghildaassociation of tradespeople
- confrāternitāsassociation of tradespeople
Latvian cunfte, amats
- cunfteassociation of tradespeople
- amatsassociation of tradespeople
Lithuanian gildija
- gildijaassociation of tradespeople
Malay perseikatan
- perseikatanassociation of tradespeople
Norwegian laug
- laugassociation of tradespeople
Polish gildia, cech
- gildiaassociation of tradespeople
- cechassociation of tradespeople
Portuguese guilda, grêmio
- guildaassociation of tradespeople
- grêmioassociation of tradespeople
- confrariaassociation of tradespeople
Russian ги́льдия
- ги́льдия (gílʹdija)association of tradespeople
Spanish germanía, gremio
- germaníaassociation of tradespeople
- gremioassociation of tradespeople
Swedish skrå, gille
- skråassociation of tradespeople
- gilleassociation of tradespeople
Tagalog gremyo
- gremyoassociation of tradespeople
Thai สมาคมอาชีพ
- สมาคมอาชีพassociation of tradespeople
Turkish esnaf
- esnafassociation of tradespeople
Vietnamese phường hội
- phường hộiassociation of tradespeople
Welsh urdd
- urddassociation of tradespeople
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with guild
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Cite this entry
guild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guild
“guild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guild. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guild,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guild.
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