ward

Definition

A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.

Etymology

From Middle English ward, from Old English weard (“keeper, watchman, guard, guardian, protector; lord, king; possessor”), from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard, keeper”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Cognate with Dutch waard, German Wart.

Example Sentences

• "th'aſſieged Caſtles ward Their ſtedfaſt ſtonds did mightily maintaine"
• "no gate they found, them to withhold, Nor ward to wait at morne and euening late […]."
• "there is remuneration for the best ward of mine"