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   guild

   /ɡɪld/

   noun

   • 1. a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
   • ▪ an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.
   • ▪ a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community.

   Word Origin late Old English: probably from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch gilde, of Germanic origin; related to yield.

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   What does Guild mean?

   • grêmio, associação… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GUILD definition: 1. an organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests: 2. an organization of…. Learn more.

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   Where did the word Guild come from?

   • The word guild comes originally from the Scandinavian, with roots that mean "payment of tribute," similar to the German gelt ("money"), possibly to reflect the dues paid by members. "Guild."

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   What is a guild hall?

   • Many fraternal and theatrical organizations still maintain buildings called guild halls for meetings and activities. The earliest guilds were for religious purposes as burial societies and offering financial support. In the later Middle Ages, they became organizations to support various trades and crafts.

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   Why do people join a guild?

   • If anyone wanted to produce or sell any good or service, it was necessary to join a guild. The degree of population specialization is defined as the number of guilds into which it is divided. For specialized populations with fewer guilds, this threshold population size would be smaller. Relative cultural stochasticity is increased in small guilds.

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   Why do authors have a guild?

   • The guild, which represents thousands of authors, has been quite active in trying to protect its members' works. Conventional wisdom holds that guilds in fact stymied efficiency and technological innovation. All the unions and guilds in the business were represented.

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   Why were guilds a significant political problem?

   • It was a significant political problem especially for the guilds, because in their view it was a severe encroachment on their corporate liberties. There, he had created voluntary guilds to alleviate the artisan's distress due to the introduction of freedom of trade.

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     GUILD translate: 同業公會，行會;協會. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Guild Spanish Translation

     GUILD translate: gremio, asociación, gremio. Learn more in...

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     GUILD translate: гильдия, союз . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     GUILD translate: cech, gildia, gildia. Learn more in the...

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     guild translate: organisasi, asosiasi pedagang. Learn more...

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     guild translate: สมาคมอาชีพ, สมาคมพ่อค้าหรือช่างฝีมือ. Learn...

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   The meaning of GUILD is an association of people with similar interests or pursuits; especially : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen. How to use guild in a sentence.

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   noun. an organization, club, or fellowship. (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.

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   1. an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., esp. one formed for mutual aid or protection. 2. any of various medieval associations, as of merchants or artisans, organized for such purposes.

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   an organization, club, or fellowship. 2. (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. ecology.

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   Definitions of guild. noun. a formal association of people with similar interests. synonyms: club, gild, lodge, order, social club, society. see more. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning. a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices.

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