ward
noun
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Definition of ward
(Entry 1 of 10)
1a
: the action or process of guarding
b
: a body of guards
3a
: the inner court of a castle or fortress
b
: a division (such as a cell or block) of a prison
c
: a division in a hospital
especially
: a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated
4a
: a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes
b
: a division of some English and Scottish counties corresponding to a hundred
c
: the Mormon local congregation having auxiliary organizations (such as Sunday schools and relief societies) and one or more quorums of each office of the Aaronic priesthood
5
: a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole permitting only the insertion of a key with a corresponding notch
also
: a corresponding notch in a bit of a key
6
: a person or thing under guard, protection, or surveillance: such as
a
: a minor subject to wardship
b
: a person who by reason of incapacity (such as minority or mental illness) is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court
— called also ward of court
c
: a person or body of persons under the protection or tutelage of a government
7
: a means of defense : protection
ward
verb
warded;
warding;
wards
Definition of ward (Entry 2 of 10)
-ward
adjective suffix
variants:
or less commonly -wards
Definition of -ward (Entry 3 of 10)
1
: that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward
riverward
2
: that occurs or is situated in the direction of
leftward
-ward
adverb suffix
variants:
or -wards
Definition of -ward (Entry 4 of 10)
1
: in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction
upward afterward
2
: toward a (specified) point, position, or area
earthward
Ward
biographical name (1)
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Definition of Ward (Entry 5 of 10)
(Aaron) Montgomery 1843–1913 American merchant
Ward
biographical name (2)Definition of Ward (Entry 6 of 10)
Ar*te*mas
\ ˈär-tə-məs \
1727–1800 American general in Revolution
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1727–1800 American general in Revolution
Ward
biographical name (3)Definition of Ward (Entry 7 of 10)
Artemus — see Charles Farrar browne
Ward
biographical name (4)Definition of Ward (Entry 8 of 10)
Barbara 1914–1981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth English economist
Ward
biographical name (5)Definition of Ward (Entry 9 of 10)
Sir Joseph George 1856–1930 New Zealand statesman
Ward
biographical name (6)Definition of Ward (Entry 10 of 10)
Mary Augusta 1851–1920 Mrs. Humphry Ward née Arnold English novelist
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