watchman, watcheman

[Eng. watch, s., and man.] 1. A person set to keep watch; a guard, a sentinel "Watchman, what of the night?"- Isaiah xxi. 11, 2. One who guards the streets of a city or town, or a large building, by night. 3. One who watches over or guards anything. "The special watchmen of our English weal." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. I., iii. 5. *watch-ment, s. [English watch , s., -ment.] A state of vigilance. "My watchments are now over by my master's direction." -Richardson: Pamela, i. 207.