(obsolete) A guard or watchman; now replaced by warden. / The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.) / Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.

(transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard. / (transitive) To defend, to protect.

(archaic or obsolete) A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.

plural of ward

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ward

The act of one who wards.

present participle of ward

plural of warding

simple past tense and past participle of ward off

A hospital ward that provides assistance during childbirth.