In medieval Europe such a way of working was often enforced by local guild regulations, of the painters' Guild of Saint Luke if there was one, and those of other guilds for other crafts.
At that time only Bratislava, Košice and Levoča had larger number of craftsmen and guilds than Bardejov.
Guilds of modern lacemakers still meet in regions as varied as Devonshire, England and Orange County, California.
The street was named in 1610 after the fact that Count Ernest of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg had granted religious freedom to non-Lutherans such as Mennonites and Roman Catholics to practice their faith here and commercial freedom for handcrafters not enrolled in the else compelling guilds.
The decision to call it a guild was partly inspired by the notion that medieval guilds had encouraged professionalism along with mutual aid, as well as by a whimsical desire to create the acronym GOONS, evoking a popular British radio humorous show, The Goon Show, and making a self-mocking comment on the quixotic nature of one-name studies.
When the labour guilds of Antwerp and Brussels protested vigorously against the government taxes and tried to assert their ancient privileges, Prié caused the aged Frans Anneessens, syndic or chairman of one of these guilds, to be arrested and put to death (1719).
José Eulalio Samayoa was educated within the system of guilds, progressing from apprentice to journeyman before becoming a master.
During the last quarter of 17th century the owner of the town Hynek Jetřich Vitanovský from Vlčkovice greatly improved its state: he ordered to rebuild the fortress into a baroque palace, founded a baroque church of St. Wenceslas (this church is beautifully decorated with fabulous plasters (stucco) by the Italian master Giovanni Maderna), handcraftsmen were allowed to establish guilds, and a hospital for poor and old people was founded.
The town had its local government, and despite widespread destruction following the raid of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1292), it quickly recovered, with several artisan guilds being active here.
Nakama (guilds) (仲間) also refers to a type of Japanese merchant guild of the Edo period.
Between 1986 and 1998 he pursued further education in History at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, and was awarded a MPhil and then a PhD for his thesis Guilds in Medieval Andhradesa.
Philip the Good promoted the situation in which the regenten could exert a greater control over the city and her inhabitants, by diminishing the influence of the guilds.
The architects in charge were Berenguer de Montagut (designer of the building) and Ramon Despuig, and during the construction all the guilds of the Ribera quarter were involved.
In 1535, Sir George Monoux, Alderman of London and Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, one of the guilds of the City of London, repaired the north aisle and built a chapel on the east end of it running along the north wall of the chancel.
Nearly all companies, guilds, and the University of Paris had representative bodies the members of which were termed syndici.
The Townswomen’s Guilds’ (TG) Patron is Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the organisation’s National President is Dame Diana Brittan DBE and National Vice-Presidents are; Dame Jocelyn Barrow DBE, Eileen Bell CBE, Baroness Flather and Esther Rantzen CBE.