To repel or turn aside, as a blow; defend.
A person who is under the guardianship of another.
A section of a city; division in a hospital, prison, etc.; division in a lock or key.
He was quite alone at the end of the ward. – A Diary Without Dates by Enid Bagnold
He sat up in bed and looked around the dark ward. – A Filbert Is a Nut by Rick Raphael