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noun
1.
(Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
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tə4.
Barbara ( Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ) 1914–81, English economist and author.
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Mrs. Humphry ( Mary Augusta Arnold ) 1851–1920, English novelist, born in Tasmania.
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Sir Joseph George, 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Australia: Prime Minister 1906–12, 1928–30.
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Lester Frank, 1841–1913, U.S. sociologist.
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Nathaniel ( "Theodore de la Guard" ) 1578?–1652, English clergyman, lawyer, and author in America.
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a male given name.
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World English Dictionary
ward (wɔːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in many countries) a district into which a city, town, parish, or other area is divided for administration, election of representatives, etc |
| 2. | a room in a hospital, esp one for patients requiring similar kinds of care: a maternity ward |
| 3. | one of the divisions of a prison |
| 4. | an open space enclosed within the walls of a castle |
| 5. | law |
| a. Also called: ward of court a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court | |
| b. guardianship, as of a minor or legally incompetent person | |
| 6. | the state of being under guard or in custody |
| 7. | a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another |
| 8. | a means of protection |
| 9. | a. an internal ridge or bar in a lock that prevents an incorrectly cut key from turning |
| b. a corresponding groove cut in a key | |
| 10. | a less common word for warden |
| —vb | |
| 11. | archaic (tr) to guard or protect |
| [Old English weard protector; related to Old High German wart, Old Saxon ward, Old Norse vorthr. See | |
| 'wardless | |
| —adj | |
| Ward (wɔːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Dame Barbara (Mary), Baroness Jackson. 1914--81, British economist, environmentalist, and writer. Her books include Spaceship Earth (1966) |
| 2. | Mrs Humphry, married name of Mary Augusta Arnold. 1851--1920, English novelist. Her novels include Robert Elsmere (1888) and The Case of Richard Meynell (1911) |
| 3. | Sir Joseph George. 1856--1930, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1906--12; 1928--30) |
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Word Origin & History
ward
O.E. weard "a guarding, a watchman, a sentry," from W.Gmc. *wardo (cf. O.S. ward, O.N. vörðr, O.H.G. wart). Used for administrative districts (at first in the sense of guardianship) from late 14c.; of hospital divisions from 1749. Meaning "minor under control of a guardian" is from early 15c.
Ward-heeler is 1890, from heeler "loafer, one on the lookout for shady work" (1870s).
ward
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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
ward (wôrd)
n.
A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Ward definition
a prison (Gen. 40:3, 4); a watch-station (Isa. 21:8); a guard (Neh. 13:30).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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