It was an association of people who practiced the same trade, say, Dyers, or Butchers, or Silversmiths. Its purpose was to maintain a standard of skill and to fix prices so that inferior workmen wouldn't undercut established masters.
Like a lot of associations, Guilds did some good and some bad. They did tend to keep quality up, but they also conspired against the public and prevented new ideas from spreading.
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He was the guilds president.
A villein in the medieval times was a step up from slavery, had to do hardworking chores and didn't get paid much.
Medieval lords were educated in math, chemistry, reading, writing, medicine, Latin, riding, hunting, falconry and manners
the magna carta