a division of a hospital, esp a large room where a number of patients are accommodated
a division of a prison, e.g. a cell or block
a division of a city, town, or other area for electoral or administrative purposes
a person under guard, protection, or surveillance, esp somebody under the care or control of a legal guardian
a ward of court
a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole allowing only a key with a corresponding notch to operate
a corresponding notch on a key
the inner court of a castle or fortress: compare bailey
archaic the action or process of guarding
the state of being under guard; custody
wardship noun
[Old English weard act of watching or guarding]