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guild

guild \'gild\ \'gil(d)-.ship\ \'gil(d)z-m*n\ n [ME gilde, fr. ON gildi 
   payment, guild; akin to OE gield trib]ute, guild - more at GELD 1: an 
   association of men with kindred pursuits or common interests or aims;  esp 
   : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen 2: an ecological group 
   of plants distinguished from ordinary herbs, shrubs,  and trees by a 
   special mode of life usu. involving some degree of dependence on other 
   plants - guild.ship n