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

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

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

[ Syn: hospital ward ]

English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

[ Syn: ward , barbara ward , baroness jackson of lodsworth ]

English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the womens suffrage movement (1851-1920)

[ Syn: ward , mrs. humphrey ward , mary augusta arnold ward ]

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

[ Syn: ward , montgomery ward , aaron montgomery ward ]

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

[ Syn: cellblock ]

watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; guard my possessions while Im away

[ Syn: guard ]