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Definition ward

Etymology 1

From Middle English ward, from Old English weard (�keeper, watchman, guard, guardian, protector; lord, king; possessor�), from Proto-Germanic *warduz (�guard, keeper�), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (�to heed, defend�). Cognate with German Wart.

Noun

ward (plural wards)

  1. (archaic or obsolete) A guard; a guardian or watchman.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ward, warde, from Old English weard (�watching, ward, protection, guardianship; advance post; waiting for, lurking, ambuscade�), from Proto-Germanic *ward? (�protection, attention, keeping�), an extension of the stem *wara- (�attentive�) (English wary, beware), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (�to cover�). Cognate with German Warte (�watchtower�), warten (�wait for�); English guard is a parallel form which came via Old French.

Noun

ward (plural wards)

  1. Protection, defence.
    1. (obsolete) A guard or watchman; now replaced by warden.
    2. The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.).
    3. Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
    4. An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area, or a social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering, approaching or even from being able to locate said protected premises.
    5. (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
    6. (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
  2. A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.
    1. An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
    2. A section or subdivision of a prison.
    3. An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
    4. (Britain) A division of a forest.
    5. (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
    6. A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
  3. A person under guardianship.
    1. A minor looked after by a guardian.
    2. (obsolete) An underage orphan.
  4. An object used for guarding.
    1. The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.

Etymology 3

From Middle English warden, from Old English weardian (�to watch, guard, keep, protect, preserve; hold, possess, occupy, inhabit; rule, govern�), from Proto-Germanic *ward?n?, *ward?n? (�to guard�), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (�to heed, defend�).

Verb

ward (third-person singular simple present wards, present participle warding, simple past and past participle warded)

  1. (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
  2. (transitive) To defend, to protect.
  3. (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
  4. (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
  5. (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.

Results 322 Words with the letters WARD

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8 letter words with the letters WARD 
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6 letter words with the letters WARD 
AWARDS 10
BAWDRY 15
COWARD 13
DEWARS 10
DRAWEE 10
DRAWER 10
DRAWLS 11
DRAWLY 13
DWARFS 13
INWARD 11
ONWARD 11
REDOWA 10
REDRAW 10
REWARD 10
SWARDS 10
TAWDRY 12
TOWARD 10
UNDRAW 12
UPWARD 14
VAWARD 14
WADDER 11
WADERS 10
WAIRED 10
WANDER 11
WARDED 11
WARDEN 11
WARDER 10
WARKED 14
WARMED 13
WARNED 11
WARPED 13
WARRED 10
WARTED 10
WIZARD 19
5 letter words with the letters WARD 
DRAWL 10
DRAWN 10
DWARF 12
4 letter words with the letters WARD 
DRAW 8
WARD 8
3 letter words with the letters WARD 
DAW 7
RAD 4
RAW 6
WAD 7
WAR 6
2 letter words with the letters WARD 
AD 3
AR 2
AW 5
DA 3

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