Definition of Ward

Noun

• a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
  cellblock
• United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
  - montgomery ward - aaron montgomery ward
• English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
  - mrs. humphrey ward - mary augusta arnold ward
• English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
  - barbara ward - baroness jackson of lodsworth
• 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
• a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
  
• a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
  

Verb

• watch over or shield from danger or harm
  protect
  "guard my possessions while I'm away"
  guard

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