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The word "ward" is the English form of the word which was adopted into French as "guard" and then readopted into English in the French form. "Ward" is always closely associated with "guard": a guardian is the person entrusted with the guardianship of a ward. This is the sense used in King Lear when Edmund says "the father should be as ward to the son".
Shakespeare uses the word in Hamlet, in the phrase, "dungeons, wards and confines". In this sense, a ward is a part of a prison. It is used in the same sense in Measure for Measure. We don't talk as much about wards in prisons any more (although the person in charge is still called a warden), but the term has been adopted by hospitals where its use is ubiquitous.
In other cases, the word "ward" can often be substituted with "guard" in order to get the meaning.
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Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
Why is Shakespeare mean?
Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
What year did Shakespeare start?
Shakespeare was born in 1564, if that's what you mean. That was the year he started being Shakespeare.
What does to't mean in Shakespeare?
to it
What does the Shakespeare's abbreviation i' mean?
in
Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
Why is Shakespeare mean?
Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
How many Shakespeare?
When people say Shakespeare they mean William Shakespeare the playwright. There was only ever one of him.
What year did Shakespeare start?
Shakespeare was born in 1564, if that's what you mean. That was the year he started being Shakespeare.
What does ward off mean?
to get rid of it
What does the Shakespeare's abbreviation i' mean?
in
What does to't mean in Shakespeare?
to it
What actors and actresses appeared in Shades of Shakespeare - 1919?
The cast of Shades of Shakespeare - 1919 includes: Eddie Barry Ward Caulfield Gino Corrado Al Haynes Alice Lake Earle Rodney
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does ward off evil mean?
to get rid of it
What does 'twill mean in Shakespeare?
vvvd
In shakespeare what does e'ev mean?
evening
