guild

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

guild [guild guilds] BrE [ɡɪld] NAmE [ɡɪld] noun countable + singular or plural verb
1. an organization of people who do the same job or who have the same interests or aims
•the Screen Actors' Guild
2. an association of skilled workers in the Middle Ages
•the guild of clockmakers

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

Example Bank:
•He is an active member of the Screen Actors' Guild.
•The building originally belonged to the guild of clockmakers.