hayward

[ hey-wawrd ]

noun
  1. an officer having charge of hedges and fences around a town common, especially to keep cattle from breaking through and to impound stray cattle.

Origin of hayward

1
1175–1225; Middle English heiward, equivalent to hei(e) hedge, fence (Old English hege; akin to hedge, haw3) + wardward

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Other definitions for Hayward (2 of 2)

Hayward
[ hey-werd ]

noun
  1. Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.

  2. a city in central California, SE of Oakland.

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British Dictionary definitions for hayward

hayward

/ (ˈheɪˌwɔːd) /


noun
  1. British obsolete a parish officer in charge of enclosures and fences

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