Ward (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The minor was placed in the ward of her aunt after her parents' death.
- The judge declared the young heiress a ward of the court due to her father's mismanagement of her inheritance.
- As a ward of the state, the child was eligible for government-funded education and healthcare.
- The elderly woman was a ward of her nephew, who managed her finances and made decisions on her behalf.
- The teenager was taken into protective custody and became a ward of the juvenile court system.
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Meaning 2
English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 5
A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 7
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.