Associations to the word «Guild»

Wiktionary

GUILD, noun. A group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages.
GUILD, noun. (ecology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
GUILD, noun. (video games) An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

Dictionary definition

GUILD, noun. 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".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope