vaward
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vaward
1325–75; Middle English, variant of va ( u ) mwarde, vantward, aphetic for avantward < Anglo-French avantwarde, equivalent to avant ( see avaunt) + warde < Old English weard ward
Example Sentences
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Where's now their victor vaward wing, Where Huntly, and where Home?
From Marmion by Morley, Henry
We that are in the vaward of our youth.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
Where's now their victor vaward wing, Where Huntly, and where Home?
From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various
He, being in the vaward, plac'd behind With purpose to relieve and follow them, Cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.
From King Henry VI, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William
His army was arranged in four "battles," with Randolph to lead the vaward and watch against any attempt to throw cavalry into Stirling.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
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