1. (

• ward

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

2. (

• ward

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

3. (

• ward ,
• hospital_ward

) 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" ;

4. (

• Ward ,
• Barbara_Ward ,
• Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth

) English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) ;

5. (

• Ward ,
• Mrs._Humphrey_Ward ,
• Mary_Augusta_Arnold_Ward

) English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) ;

6. (

• Ward ,
• Montgomery_Ward ,
• Aaron_Montgomery_Ward

) United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) ;

7. (

• cellblock ,
• ward ,

) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) ;

1. (

• guard ,
• ward

) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" ;