warded

[ wawr-did ]

/ ˈwɔr dɪd /

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adjective

having notches, slots, or wards, as in locks and keys.

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Origin of warded

1565–75; ward (noun) + -ed³

Definition for warded (2 of 2)

ward

[ wawrd ]

/ wɔrd /

noun

a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.

one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided.

a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients: a convalescent ward; a critical ward.

any of the separate divisions of a prison.

a political subdivision of a parish in Louisiana.

Mormon Church. one of the subdivisions of a stake, presided over by a bishop.

Fortification. an open space within or between the walls of a castle or fortified place: the castle's lower ward.

Law.

a person, especially a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court.
the state of being under the care or control of a legal guardian.
guardianship over a minor or some other person legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs.

the state of being under restraining guard or in custody.

a person who is under the protection or control of another.

a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing.

a curved ridge of metal inside a lock, forming an obstacle to the passage of a key that does not have a corresponding notch.

the notch or slot in the bit of a key into which such a ridge fits.

the act of keeping guard or protective watch: watch and ward.

Archaic. a company of guards or a garrison.

verb (used with object)

to avert, repel, or turn aside (danger, harm, an attack, an assailant, etc.) (usually followed by off): to ward off a blow; to ward off evil.

to place in a ward, as of a hospital or prison.

Archaic. to protect; guard.

Origin of ward

before 900; (noun) Middle English warde, Old English weard; (v.) Middle English warden, Old English weardian; cognate with Middle Dutch waerden, German warten; cf. guard

SYNONYMS FOR ward

1 precinct.

10 protégé.

16 parry, prevent.

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Related formsward·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for warded

The tax cuts could be warded off through simple legislation.
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And with her quick decision came a rush and stir of spirit that warded off her weakness.
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The bully then aimed a tremendous blow at the boy's face, which fortunately was warded off by one of the women.
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But the motherliness which is in every true woman's heart, warded off this danger.
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A look of poverty was about the room, warded off by care and cleanliness, but poverty still.
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For years she had warded off crises by merely ignoring their imminence.
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British Dictionary definitions for warded (1 of 3)

warded

/ (ˈwɔːdɪd) /

adjective

(of locks, keys, etc) having wards

British Dictionary definitions for warded (2 of 3)

ward

/ (wɔːd) /

noun

(in many countries) a district into which a city, town, parish, or other area is divided for administration, election of representatives, etc

a room in a hospital, esp one for patients requiring similar kinds of carea maternity ward

one of the divisions of a prison

an open space enclosed within the walls of a castle

law

Also called: ward of court a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
guardianship, as of a minor or legally incompetent person

the state of being under guard or in custody

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

a means of protection

an internal ridge or bar in a lock that prevents an incorrectly cut key from turning
a corresponding groove cut in a key

a less common word for warden 1

verb

(tr) archaic to guard or protect

Word Origin for ward

Old English weard protector; related to Old High German wart, Old Saxon ward, Old Norse vorthr. See guard

British Dictionary definitions for warded (3 of 3)

Ward

/ (wɔːd) /

noun

Dame Barbara (Mary), Baroness Jackson. 1914–81, British economist, environmentalist, and writer. Her books include Spaceship Earth (1966)

Mrs Humphry, married name of Mary Augusta Arnold. 1851–1920, English novelist. Her novels include Robert Elsmere (1888) and The Case of Richard Meynell (1911)

Sir Joseph George. 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1906–12; 1928–30)

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Word Origin and History for warded (1 of 2)

ward

Old English weardian "to keep guard," from Proto-Germanic *wardojan- (cf. Old Saxon wardon, Old Norse varða "to guard," Old Frisian wardia, Middle Dutch waerden "to take care of," Old High German warten "to guard, look out for, expect," German warten "to wait, wait on, nurse, tend"), from *wardo- (see ward (n.)). French garder, Italian guardare, Spanish guardar are Germanic loan-words. Meaning "to parry, to fend off" (now usually with off) is recorded from 1570s. Related: Warded; warding.

Word Origin and History for warded (1 of 2)

ward

Old English weard "a guarding, a watchman, a sentry," from West Germanic *wardo (cf. Old Saxon ward, Old Norse vörðr, Old High German wart). Used for administrative districts (at first in the sense of guardianship) from late 14c.; of hospital divisions from 1749. Meaning "minor under control of a guardian" is from early 15c. Ward-heeler is 1890, from heeler "loafer, one on the lookout for shady work" (1870s).

Medicine definitions for warded

ward

[ wôrd ]

n.

A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.

A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients.

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adjective

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