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guild 音标拼音: [g'ɪld] n. 公会,协会,行业协会 公会,协会,行业协会 guild n 1: 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" [ synonym: { club}, { social club}, { society}, { guild}, { gild}, { lodge}, { order}] Guild \ Guild\, 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]
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