ward

1 a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

2 a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

3 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" [syn: hospital ward]

4 English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn: Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth]

5 English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward]

6 United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: Montgomery Ward, Asron Montgomery Ward]

7 a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) [syn: cellblock] v : watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: guard]

see ward

English

Proper noun

Ward

1. An English occupational surname for a guard or watchman
2. An adult acts as the guardian of a child, especially whose parents are death.

Ward is a common name for people:

• Ward (given name)
• Ward (surname)

Ward may also refer to:

In fictional characters:

• Luke Ward, character in the television program, The OC
• Mycroft Ward, main antagonist from The Raw Shark Texts
• Thomas Ward, main antagonist from The Wardstone Chronicles
• Victor Ward, main character of the Bret Easton Ellis novel Glamorama
• Vivian Ward, title character in the film Pretty Woman
• Ward Cleaver, character in the television sitcom, Leave It To Beaver
• Ward Zabac, character in Final Fantasy VIII
• Wardes, character from Zero no Tsukaima
• Warring Adolescents Revenge Division (WARD), organization in The Hardy Boys graphic novels

In places:

• Ward, New Zealand
• United States:
  • Ward, Arkansas
  • Ward, Colorado
  • Ward Reservation, Massachusetts
  • Ward Township, Minnesota
  • Ward, New York
  • Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio
  • Ward Township, Pennsylvania

In other uses:

• Ward's, an publishing company that has covered the automotive industry for over 80 years
  • Ward's AutoWorld, publication of Ward's
  • Ward's Dealer Business, publication of Ward's
• Ward (band), electronica duo
• Ward (country subdivision), electoral district or unit of local government
  • Wards of Japan
  • Wards of the United Kingdom
  • Wards of the United States
• Ward (fencing), defensive position in the sport of fencing
• Ward (law), someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian
• Ward (LDS Church), local congregation
• Ward (mechanical lock mechanism)
• Inner or Outer Wards, sections of a Concentric castle
• Montgomery Ward, defunct U.S. department store chain
• USS Aaron Ward, a series of U.S. Navy destroyers
• Ward, spell; more specifically, a kind of magic in fantasy role playing games
• Ward, section of a hospital

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