Definition of "Ward" :

noun: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

noun: 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."

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

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

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

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

noun: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

verb: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect