guild

Everyday

1. A guild is a group of people who do the same craft or job and join together to help each other and keep up good standards. tree →
2. (history) In the Middle Ages, guilds of craftsmen such as bakers, weavers and builders controlled trade in towns and trained apprentices. tree →
3. A guild can also be a club or society, or a team of players in an online game. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, medieval guilds set prices, checked quality and looked after members who were sick. Today there are writers' guilds and actors' guilds, and in online games players join guilds. In stories, a guild of thieves or wizards is a common idea. Common phrases: «a medieval guild», «guild hall» (guildhall), «join a guild», «writers' guild».

Examples

• In the Middle Ages, the bakers' guild checked the weight of bread. tree →
• An apprentice had to train for years before joining the guild. tree →
• The town's guildhall is now a museum. tree →
• My brother's guild beat the dragon in the online game. tree →
• The Screen Actors Guild represents film actors. tree →
• The church flower guild meets on Saturdays. tree →
• Members of the guild helped each other when times were hard. tree →

Note

Plural: guilds. Spelling trap: «guild» has a silent u and sounds exactly like «gild» (to cover with gold). Say GILD.

In Jewish tradition

In history lessons, medieval guilds set prices, checked quality and looked after members who were sick. Today there are writers' guilds and actors' guilds, and in online games players join guilds. In stories, a guild of thieves or wizards is a common idea. Common phrases: «a medieval guild», «guild hall» (guildhall), «join a guild», «writers' guild».

Examples

• The philosophy of the Sefer Yetzira apparently emanated from the Hebrew prophetic guild or school as conjee-/ tured by Joseph Molitor. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Plural: guilds. Spelling trap: «guild» has a silent u and sounds exactly like «gild» (to cover with gold). Say GILD.