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English Dictionary: guild	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for guild
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guild n a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" Synonym(s): club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guild \Guild\, n. [OE. gilds, AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, a society or company where payment was made for its charge and support, fr. AS. gildan, gieldan, to pay. See {Yield}, v. t.] 1. An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority. 2. A guildhall. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Guild, TN Zip code(s): 37340