BharatNotes Guild
noun (also used attributively); rare archaic verb "to combine into a guild"Usage in a UPSC answer
The medieval craft guild, by jealously controlling apprenticeship and pricing, foreshadowed the modern professional body whose self-regulation can either safeguard quality or, when captured by insiders, ossify into a barrier against new entrants and competition.
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Word Family
guilded (adj, archaic), guildhall (n), guildsman (n), guilds (n pl)
Root
Old English gegield = brotherhood/payment; Proto-Germanic geldja- = payment, contribution (dues paid by members)
Etymology
From Old English gegield ("brotherhood, guild") and gield ("payment, tribute"), from Proto-Germanic geldja- ("payment, contribution"), reflecting the dues paid by members to join a protective society.
Memory Hook
A GUILD GILDS (coats in gold) its members' shared trade with protection — and both words share the same Germanic root tied to payment and worth.
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