guild

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[gild]

–noun

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 to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members, and that sometimes constituted a local governing body.

3.	Botany. a group of plants, as parasites, having a similar habit of growth and nutrition.

Also, gild.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME gild(e) < ON gildi guild, payment; r. OE gegyld guild; akin to G Geld money, Goth -gild tax

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guild also gild (gĭld)

1. An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
2. A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times.
Ecology A group of diverse species, especially animal species, that occupy a common niche in a given community, characterized by exploitation of environmental resources in the same way.

[Middle English gild, from Old Norse gildi, payment, guild.]

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