Ward

·noun A division of a forest.

II. Ward ·noun A division of a county.

III. Ward ·vi To be vigilant; to keep guard.

IV. Ward ·noun One who, or that which, is guarded.

V. Ward ·noun To defend by walls, fortifications, ·etc.

VI. Ward ·vi To act on the defensive with a weapon.

VII. Ward ·noun A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.

VIII. Ward ·noun A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.

IX. Ward ·noun A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.

X. Ward ·noun To Defend; to Protect.

XI. Ward ·noun A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.

XII. Ward ·noun A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.

XIII. Ward ·noun One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.

XIV. Ward ·adj The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. ·see the Note under Watch, ·noun, 1.

XV. Ward ·noun The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.

XVI. Ward ·noun To fend off; to Repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches;

— usually followed by off.

XVII. Ward ·noun A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it.

XVIII. Ward ·noun To keep in safety; to Watch; to Guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.