ETYM AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard.
1. A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections.
2. A division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; SYN. hospital ward.
3. A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.

1. To keep watch over; guard
2. To turn aside (something threatening); deflect — usually used with off

(1843-1913) US retailer who pioneered the mass marketing of clothing and personal items through the mails. Serving the needs of farm families in remote rural areas, he constantly expanded his catalog from its inception in 1872. He moved the firm's headquarters to the Ward Tower in Chicago 1900.
Born in Chatham, New Jersey, US, Ward left school in his teens to become a traveling representative for several Midwestern dry-goods firms. He retired from the day-to-day operations of the firm in 1886.

(1836-1870) Australian bushranger, known as “Captain Thunderbolt”. He operated in the 1860s first in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, later in the New England area and Queensland, gaining a reputation as a chivalrous bushranger. He was shot by troopers in May 1870.

Pen name of Charles Farrar Browne (1834) US humorist. He achieved great popularity with comic writings such as Artemus Ward: His Book 1862 and Artemus Ward: His Travels 1865, and with his deadpan lectures. He influenced Mark Twain.

1. City in Arkansas (USA); zip code 72176.
2. Town in Colorado (USA); zip code 80481.
3. Town in South Carolina (USA); zip code 29166.
4. Town in South Dakota (USA); zip code 57074.