ward

Noun

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

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

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

• English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

• 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
    

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

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

Verb

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cellblock , Ward , Montgomery Ward , Aaron Montgomery Ward , Mrs. Humphrey Ward , Mary Augusta Arnold Ward , Barbara Ward , Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth , hospital ward , guard