What is the meaning of Ward?

A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.

Protection, defence.

  1. The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance
  2. Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
  3. An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
  4. A guarding or defensive motion or position.
  5. Land tenure through military service.
  6. A guard or watchman; now replaced by warden.

The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance

Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.

An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.

A guarding or defensive motion or position.

Land tenure through military service.

A guard or watchman; now replaced by warden.

A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.

  1. An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
  2. A section or subdivision of a prison.
  3. An administrative division of a borough, city or council.

    An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.

    A section or subdivision of a prison.

    An administrative division of a borough, city or council.

    A division of a forest.

    A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.

    A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.

    A person under guardianship.

    1. A minor looked after by a guardian.

      A minor looked after by a guardian.

      An underage orphan.

      An object used for guarding.

      1. The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.

      The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.

      To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.

      To defend, to protect.

      To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches.

      To be vigilant; to keep guard.

      To act on the defensive with a weapon.

      Archaic form of wurde, the first/third-person singular preterite of werden

      rose, roses

      ward

      first/third-person singular past indicative of werdan

      Source: wiktionary.org