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ward

  [wawrd]
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–noun
1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided.
3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients: a convalescent ward; a critical ward.
4. any of the separate divisions of a prison.
5. a political subdivision of a parish in Louisiana.
6. Mormon Church. one of the subdivisions of a stake, presided over by a bishop.
7. Fortification. an open space within or between the walls of a castle or fortified place: the castle's lower ward.
8. Law.
a. a person, esp. a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court.
b. the state of being under the care or control of a legal guardian.
c. guardianship over a minor or some other person legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs.
9. the state of being under restraining guard or in custody.
10. a person who is under the protection or control of another.
11. a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing.
12. a curved ridge of metal inside a lock, forming an obstacle to the passage of a key that does not have a corresponding notch.
13. the notch or slot in the bit of a key into which such a ridge fits.
14. the act of keeping guard or protective watch: watch and ward.
15. Archaic. a company of guards or a garrison.
–verb (used with object)
16. to avert, repel, or turn aside (danger, harm, an attack, an assailant, etc.) (usually fol. by off): to ward off a blow; to ward off evil.
17. to place in a ward, as of a hospital or prison.
18. Archaic. to protect; guard.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME warde, OE weard; (v.) ME warden, OE weardian; c. MD waerden, G warten; cf. guard

Related forms:
wardless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. precinct. 10. protégé. 16. parry, prevent.
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ward   (wôrd)   
n.  

  1. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

  2. A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake.

    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: a maternity ward.

    3. Law A minor or incompetent person placed under the care or protection of a guardian or court.

    4. A person under the protection or care of another.

    5. The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one.

    6. The notch cut into a key that corresponds to such a ridge.

  4. One of the divisions of a penal institution, such as a prison.

  5. An open court or area of a castle or fortification enclosed by walls.

    1. Law A minor or incompetent person placed under the care or protection of a guardian or court.

    2. A person under the protection or care of another.

    3. The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one.

    4. The notch cut into a key that corresponds to such a ridge.

  7. The state of being under guard; custody.

  8. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship.

  9. A means of protection; a defense.

  10. A defensive movement or attitude, especially in fencing; a guard.

    1. The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one.

    2. The notch cut into a key that corresponds to such a ridge.

tr.v.   ward·ed, ward·ing, wards
To guard; protect.
Phrasal Verb(s):
ward off

  1. To turn aside; parry: ward off an opponent's blows.

  2. To try to prevent; avert: took vitamins to ward off head colds.


[Middle English, action of guarding, from Old English weard, a watching, protection; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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Idioms & Phrases

ward off

  1. Turn aside, parry, as in He tried to ward off her blows. [Second half of 1500s]

  2. Try to prevent, avert, as in She took vitamin C to ward off a cold. [Mid-1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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