definition of
gild

[1] #1 gild v. [begild, engild] decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold. wn

[2] #2 gild n. [club, social club, society, guild, lodge, order] a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today". wn