Definition of Ward

Noun: ward  word

  1. A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
     
  2. A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
     
  3. Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
    "they put her in a 4-bed ward";
    - hospital ward
     
  4. A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
    - cellblock
Verb: ward  word
  1. Watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
    - guard
Noun: Ward
  1. English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
    - Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
     
  2. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
    - Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
     
  3. United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
    - Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward

See also:
warcrafts
warded

Anagrams containing the word Ward

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