Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Guardian and ward — may refer to: *Legal guardian *Ward (legal) … Wikipedia
Ward — Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ward penny — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ward staff — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ward — [wôrd] vt. [ME warden < OE weardian, to protect, guard, akin to OHG warten, to wait (see GUARD): E form and sense infl. by NormFr warder, to protect, keep (for OFr garder)] 1. to turn aside; fend off; parry: usually with off 2. Archaic to keep … English World dictionary
Guardian (Marvel Comics) — Superherobox| caption=Guardian on the partial cover to Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #89. Art by Jim Lee. character name=Guardian real name=James Mac MacDonald Hudson publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #109 (February, 1978) creators=John Byrne… … Wikipedia
ward — wardless, adj. /wawrd/, n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital … Universalium
ward — /wɔd / (say wawd) noun 1. a division or district of a municipality, city or town, as for administrative or representative purposes. 2. a division of a hospital or the like, as for a particular class of patients: a convalescent ward. 3. each of… …
ward — [OE] Ward and guard are ultimately the same word. Both go back to a prehistoric West Germanic *wartho ‘watching over’. But whereas guard reached English via Old French, ward is a lineal descendant of the Germanic word. The noun originally meant… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
ward — [OE] Ward and guard are ultimately the same word. Both go back to a prehistoric West Germanic *wartho ‘watching over’. But whereas guard reached English via Old French, ward is a lineal descendant of the Germanic word. The noun originally meant… … Word origins
