Guild vs. Clan

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.

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.

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

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

An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.

A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary chieftain.

A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times.

A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor.

(Ecology) A group of species in a community that use similar environmental resources in a similar way, such as a group of songbirds that all glean insects from leaves.

A large group of relatives, friends, or associates.

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

(anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.

A corporation.

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

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

Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.

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

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

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.

A badger colony.

A guildhall.

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.

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

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

a formal association of people with similar interests;

group of people related by blood or marriage