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guild
guild a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
Guilds are first mentioned in Old English pre-Conquest documents, but they had a strong religious focus, with their objects including the provision of masses for the souls of deceased members, and the payment of wergild in cases of justifiable homicide. Merchant guilds, incorporated societies of the merchants of a town or city, having exclusive rights of trading within the town, are not found in pre-Conquest England, although they were known on the Continent, and were later introduced to England (in many English towns, and in the royal burghs of Scotland, the merchant guild became the governing body of the town). The trade guilds, which in England came to prominence in the 14th century, were associations of persons exercising the same craft, formed for the purpose of protecting and promoting their common interests. They are historically represented in London by the Livery Companies, although these are not ordinarily known as guilds. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "guild." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "guild." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-guild.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "guild." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-guild.html |
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guild An association of townspeople formed to provide mutual protection of trading practices. Religious guilds, mainly devoted to devotional, charitable, and social activities, were important in English towns and parishes throughout the Middle Ages. From the early 11th century merchants and traders combined to regulate trade. The merchant guilds they formed controlled markets, weights and measures, and tolls, and negotiated charters granting their towns borough status. They maintained the charitable work of the earlier religious guilds. However, their monopolistic character forced the small crafts and trades to form their own associations, craft guilds, before the end of the 12th century. Each craft had its own guild which set quality standards and evolved a hierarchy consisting of master, journeymen, and apprentices (serving for up to twelve years). Guilds declined from the 16th century, being unable to adapt to the emergence of new markets.
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"guild." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "guild." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-guild.html "guild." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-guild.html |
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guild, gild2 confraternity for mutual aid. XIV. The present form is prob. — MLG., MDu. gilde (Du. gild) :- *ʒelðjōn, rel. to OE. ġi(e)ld payment, offering, sacrifice, idol, (also) guild, OS. geld payment, sacrifice, reward, OHG. gelt payment, tribute (Du., G. geld money), ON. gjald payment. Goth. gild tribute :- Gmc. *ʒelðam. The base *ʒelð- is prob. to be taken in the sense ‘pay, offer’ (cf. YIELD), so that the sb. would primarily mean an association of persons contributing to a common object.
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T. F. HOAD. "guild." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "guild." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-guildgild.html T. F. HOAD. "guild." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-guildgild.html |
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guild / gild/ (also gild) • n. 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. ∎ Ecol. a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community. |
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"guild." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "guild." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-guild.html "guild." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-guild.html |
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Guildan 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." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guild." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300785.html "Guild." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300785.html |
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guild Association of craftsmen or merchants in medieval Europe. Merchant guilds probably developed from earlier religious associations and sometimes became more or less synonymous with municipal government. Guilds controlled economic conditions in the interest of their members, but were eclipsed by the development of capitalism.
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"guild." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "guild." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-guild.html "guild." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-guild.html |
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guild A group of species that have similar ecological roles, because they require the same resources and obtain them by similar means.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-guild.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-guild.html |
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guild A group of species that have similar ecological roles, because they require the same resources and obtain them by similar means.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-guild.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-guild.html |
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guild A group of species all members of which exploit similar resources in a similar fashion.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-guild.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "guild." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-guild.html |
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guild
•Schwarzwald • Buchenwald
•beheld, eld, geld, held, meld, self-propelled, upheld, weld, withheld
•Ziegfeld • unparalleled • spot-weld
•unscaled
•afield, field, midfield, misfield, shield, unaneled, unconcealed, unhealed, unpeeled, unrevealed, unsealed, wield, yield
•backfield • battlefield • Mansfield
•Garfield • Sheffield • Lee-Enfield
•airfield • Wakefield • Masefield
•Greenfield • Lichfield • brickfield
•Springfield • Smithfield • minefield
•cornfield • brownfield • outfield
•snowfield
•coalfield, goldfield, Sutton Coldfield
•oilfield • Bloomfield • Nuffield
•upfield • Huddersfield • Sellafield
•chesterfield • windshield
•gumshield
•build, deskilled, gild, guild, self-willed, sild, unfilled, unfulfilled, unskilled, untilled, upbuild
•Brunhild • Roskilde
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"guild." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "guild." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-guild.html "guild." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-guild.html |
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