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Guild vs Copartnery - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between guild and copartnery

is that guild is a group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages while copartnery is the state of being copartners in any undertaking.

guild

English

Noun

(wikipedia guild) (en noun)
  • A group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages
  • (biology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits

    • Synonyms

    * (group of tradespeople) union, trade union, professional association

    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

    copartnery

    English

    Noun

    (copartneries)
  • The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
    • (Webster 1913)