Guild vs. Clan

Guildnoun

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.

Guildnoun

A corporation.

Guildnoun

(ecology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.

Guildnoun

(video games) An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

Guildnoun

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.

Guildnoun

A guildhall.

Guildnoun

A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.

Guildnoun

a formal association of people with similar interests;

Guildnoun

a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

Guildnoun

an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.

Guildnoun

a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community.

Guild

A guild is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen, belonging to: a professional association, a trade union, a cartel, and/or a secret society.

Clannoun

(anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.

Clannoun

A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain

Clannoun

Any association of people behaving clannishly, including one's immediate family.

Clannoun

(video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.

Clannoun

A badger colony.

Clannoun

A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.

Clannoun

A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; - sometimes used contemptuously.

Clannoun

group of people related by blood or marriage

Clannoun

a close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the Scottish Highlands

Clannoun

a large family

Clannoun

a group of people with a strong common interest

Clan

A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor.