different between sorority vs guild

English

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin Latin sor?rit?s, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swés?r. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???ti

Noun

sorority (plural sororities)

1. A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
2. (US) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

Synonyms

• women's fraternity

Translations

See also

• fraternity

English

Alternative forms

• gild

Etymology

From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ld/
• Rhymes: -?ld
• Homophones: gild, gilled

Noun

guild (plural guilds)

1. A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.
2. A corporation.
3. (ecology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
4. (video games) An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

Synonyms

• (medieval professional associations): Hanse (merchants)
• (modern professional associations): trade union, union, professional association

Translations

See also

• (meeting place): guild hall, guildhall, guildsman, guildswoman, common house, common hall

References

• The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000, Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009
• Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003