- ward-staff
- In old records, a constable's or watchman's staff
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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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 — 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 v Tesco Stores Ltd — Ward v. Tesco Stores Ltd [1976] 1 W.L.R. 810; [1976] 1 All E.R. 219; [1976] I.R.L.R. 92, is an English tort law case concerning the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur ( the thing speaks for itself ). It deals with the law of negligence and it set an… … Wikipedia
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ward|er — ward|er1 «WR duhr», noun. 1. a guard or watchman. SYNONYM(S): sentinel. 2. British. a warden or jailor. ╂[< Anglo French wardere, and wardour, Old North French warder, Old French guarder. Compare etym. under guard. (Cf. ↑guard)] ward|er2 «WR… … Useful english dictionary
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WARD, Mary Augusta, (Mrs Humphrey Ward), (1851-1920) — novelist was born at Hobart, on 11 June 1851. Her father, Thomas Arnold (1823 1900), the second son of Arnold of Rugby, came to Tasmania early in 1850 and organized its primary education. There he met and married in June 1850 Julia Sorell,… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
