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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A guildhall. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work. [ 1913 Webster ]

Guildable

a. Liable to a tax. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Guilder

n. [ D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. Golden. ] A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also florin and gulden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Guildhall

n. The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; a townhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

guilder

(n) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents, Syn. gulden, florin

guilder

(n) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents, Syn. gulden, florin, Dutch florin

guildhall

(n) the hall of a guild or corporation

guild socialism

(n) a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers

club

(n) a formal association of people with similar interests, Syn. society, social club, gild, order, guild, lodge, Example:he joined a golf club; they formed a small lunch society; men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today

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公会

[公会 / 公會, gōng huì] guild #14190

多此一举

[多此一举 / 多此一舉, duō cǐ yī jǔ] to do more than is required (成语 saw); superfluous; guilding the lily #47721

会社

[会社 / 會社, huì shè] a guild; (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild; the Japanese word for company #58467

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行

[こう, kou] (n, n-suf) (1) going; travelling (traveling); (2) type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic); (3) (arch) district (of similar merchants); guild; (suf, pref) (4) bank #873

座

[ざ, za] (n, n-suf) (1) seat; place; position; (2) status; (3) gathering; group; (4) stand; pedestal; platform; (5) (historical) trade guild; (suf) (6) attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations; (suf, ctr) (7) (See 里神楽) counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs; (P) #1135

ギルド

[girudo] (n) guild; (P) #11561

ギルダー

[giruda-] (n) guilder

ギルド社会主義

[ギルドしゃかいしゅぎ, girudo shakaishugi] (n) guild socialism

楽座

[らくざ, rakuza] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 楽市楽座) free markets and open guilds; (2) way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together

楽市楽座

[らくいちらくざ, rakuichirakuza] (n) free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)

宮座

[みやざ, miyaza] (n) organization of shrine parishioners in a hamlet; parish guild

魚座;うお座

[うおざ, uoza] (n, adj-no) (1) (constellation) Pisces; the Fish; the Fishes; (2) (arch) fishmongers' guild

産業組合

[さんぎょうくみあい, sangyoukumiai] (n) industrial association; industrial guild

商業組合

[しょうぎょうくみあい, shougyoukumiai] (n) guild; trade association

信金

[しんきん, shinkin] (n) credit union (guild); (P)

鉄砲座

[てっぽうざ, teppouza] (n) gunmakers guild