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guild, gild [gɪld] n 1. an organization, club, or fellowship 2. (Historical Terms) (esp in medieval Europe) an association of men sharing the same interests, such as merchants or artisans: formed for mutual aid and protection and to maintain craft standards or pursue some other purpose such as communal worship 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Ecology a group of plants, such as a group of epiphytes, that share certain habits or characteristics [of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money] Guild an association of men or women belonging to the same class or engaged in the same industry, profession, interested in the same leisure, literary, or other pursuit, etc. See also association, fraternity. Used also in such forms as Townwomen’s Guild, Guild of Woodworkers, etc. Examples: guild of the learned, 1817; of Sibyls, 1871.
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guild noun society, union, league, association, company, club, order, organization, corporation, lodge, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood the Writers' Guild of America Translations guild [gɪld] n (History) → corporazione f, arte f, gilda; (club) → associazione f guild [gɪld] n (History) → corporazione f, arte f, gilda; (club) → associazione f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The book's chronological limits and topical coverage mirror the state of the primary sources ("abundant between 1580 and 1640"), including the archives of the municipal governing body, the Consell de Cent--where Barcelona's guildsmen enjoyed representation alongside the city's oligarchs--as well as records of the principality's Generalitat, and of the royal administration and courts (xiii). Ambivalence rather than hard and fast rules characterized the way guildsmen in Augsburg acted, and there was little uniformity in the way executioners and skinners were handled from city to city. When craftsmen in Japan made katabira for ninjas and the guildsmen of Europe forged chainmail for knights, they were unaware that their armor reflected an ancient biological design used by bacterial viruses. |
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