Results for ward

Definitions of ward:

part of speech: noun

Act of warding, watch: one whose business is to ward or defend: state of being guarded: means of guarding: one who is under a guardian: a division of a city, hospital, etc.: that which guards a lock or hinders any but the right key from opening it: ( B.) guard, prison.

part of speech: verb transitive

To guard or take care of: to keep in safety: to fend off.

part of speech: noun

Watch; guard made by a weapon in fencing; a stronghold; a certain division of a town or city; confinement under guard; a person under age committed to the ward or care of a guardian.

part of speech: noun

A political division of a city or town; the act of guarding or watching; a watch or guard; a person under guard or protection; one section of a hospital.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To act on the defensive.

part of speech: verb

To keep in safety; to watch; to repel; to turn aside anything mischievous.

part of speech: verb transitive

To guard; to keep watch over; to defend from danger; turn aside: with off; as, to ward off an attack.

Usage examples for ward:

• And is not your majesty of opinion that, in order to ward it off, it will be necessary to deal another blow? "Louise de la Valliere", Alexandre Dumas, Pere

• My whole estate is thine; manage it, I will become thy ward "Epicoene Or, The Silent Woman", Ben Jonson

• Where is Honor Ward "The Love Affairs of Pixie", Mrs George de Horne Vaizey

• Such a beautiful girl- her father's daughter, your ward might marry into any circle. "Sisters Three", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey