Ward

wawrd, v.t. to guard or take care of: to keep in safely to lend v.i. to act on the deiensive. n. act of warding, watch one whose busine is to ward or defend state of being guarded: means of guarding: one who under a guardian a division of a city, hospital, that which guaids a lock or hinders any but the right key from opening (//.) guard, prison. (A.S. wear than; Ger. warSen, to watch, to watch in order to protect. See Ghtard.] Warden, wawrd'en,-?/. one who wards or guards: a keeper, esp a public officer. n, Ward’enship. [O. K. ivardein (Fr gnndisrt).) Warder, uawrd'cr. « one who wards or keeps.