ward
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noun
1. a separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient:
(病院の)大型病室, 病棟
e.g. a children's ward
e.g. as modifier : a ward nurse.
one of the divisions of a prison.
(刑務所の)監房
2. an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors:
(行政単位の)区; ｟英｠ 選挙区
e.g. the second most marginal ward in Westminster.
a territorial division of the Mormon Church presided over by a bishop.
3. a person, usually a minor, under the care and control of a guardian appointed by their parents or a court:
〘法〙 (特に未成年の)(法廷)被後見人(ward of court)(↔ guardian); (一般に)被保護者
e.g. for the last three years, the boy has been my ward.
archaic guardianship or the state of being subject to a guardian:
｟古｠ 保護, 後見
e.g. the ward and care of the Crown.
4. (usually wards) any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock which prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size.
〖～s〗 鍵の刻み目
the corresponding grooves in the bit of a key.
錠の中の突起
5. archaic the action of keeping a lookout for danger:
｟古｠ 監督, 監視; 監禁
e.g. I saw them keeping ward at one of those huge gates.
6. historical an area of ground enclosed by the encircling walls of a fortress or castle.
(城の)庭
7. Fencing a defensive position or motion.
(フェンシングで)受けの構え
verb with object
1. archaic guard; protect:
｟古｠ …を保護する, 監視する.
e.g. it was his duty to ward the king.
2. admit (a patient) to a hospital ward.
PHRASES
ward of the court
a person, usually a minor or of unsound mind, for whom a guardian has been appointed by a court or who has become directly subject to the authority of that court.
PHRASAL VERBS
ward someone/something off
prevent someone or something from harming or affecting one:
e.g. she put up a hand as if to ward him off.
DERIVATIVES
wardship |ˈwôrdˌSHip| noun
ORIGIN
Old English weard (in ward (sense 5 of the noun), also ‘body of guards’), weardian ‘keep safe, guard’, of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old Northern French warde (noun), warder (verb) ‘guard’.