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Ward

  [wawrd]
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–noun
1. (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
2. Ar⋅te⋅mas  [ahr-tuh-muhs] , 1727–1800, American general in the American Revolution.
3. Ar⋅te⋅mus  [ahr-tuh-muhs] , (Charles Farrar Browne), 1834–67, U.S. humorist.
4. Barbara (Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth), 1914–81, English economist and author.
5. Mrs. Humphry (Mary Augusta Arnold), 1851–1920, English novelist, born in Tasmania.
6. Sir Joseph George, 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Australia: Prime Minister 1906–12, 1928–30.
7. Lester Frank, 1841–1913, U.S. sociologist.
8. Nathaniel (“Theodore de la Guard”), 1578?–1652, English clergyman, lawyer, and author in America.
9. a male given name.
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Word Origin & History

ward  (v.)
O.E. weardian "to keep guard," from P.Gmc. *wardojan- (cf. O.S. wardon, O.N. varða "to guard," O.Fris. wardia, M.Du. waerden "to take care of," O.H.G. warten "to guard, look out for, expect," Ger. warten "to wait, wait on, nurse, tend"), from *wardo- (see ward (n.)). Fr. garder, It. guardare, Sp. guardar are Gmc. loan-words. Meaning "to parry, to fend off" (now usually with off) is recorded from 1571.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ward
Pronunciation: 'word
Function: noun
1 : a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes
2 a : a person who by reason of incapacity (as minority or incompetency) is under the control of a guardian b : a person who by reason of incapacity is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court called also ward of the court —compare INTERDICT —ward·ship noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ward
Pronunciation: 'wo(&)rd
Function: noun
: a division in a hospital; especially : a large room in a hospital where anumber of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated ward>
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Medical Dictionary

ward (wôrd)
n.

  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.

  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients.

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Mrs. Humphry Ward

English novelist whose best-known work, Robert Elsmere, created a sensation in its day by advocating a Christianity based on social concern rather than theology.

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