Ward may refer to:

Division or unit

Hospital ward A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward *

Prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

ward, a division of a penal institution such as a prison *

Ward (electoral subdivision) A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

, electoral district or unit of local government **

Ward (KPK) Ward is Administrative Unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). It is notified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013. Ward is same like Union Council, But Ward is new term and new demarcation by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government. While Union Cou ...

, local government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan **

Ward (South Africa) In South Africa, wards are geopolitical subdivisions of municipalities used for electoral purposes. Each metropolitan and local municipality is delimited by the Municipal Demarcation Board into half as many wards as there are seats on the munic ...

Wards of Bangladesh In Bangladesh, a ward is an optional division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes. It is an elective unit of a City Corporation or Municipal Corporation, created for the purpose of prov ...

Wards of Germany Municipalities

Wards of Japan A is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been City designated by government ordinance, designated by government ordinance.Wards of Myanmar A ward ( my, ရပ်ကွက်; ''yatkwet'', ) is a fourth-level administrative subdivision of Myanmar's urban cities and towns, below the third-level subdivision of township. Currently, as of August 2015, there are 3,183 wards in Myanmar. In ...

Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and distr ...

Ward (United States) In the United States, a ward is an optional division of a city or town for administrative and representative purposes, especially for purposes of an election. Depending upon the state and local laws, the term ''ward'' can mean any of: * an electo ...

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Wards of New Orleans The city of New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is divided into 17 wards. Politically, the wards are used in voting in elections, subdivided into precincts. Under various previous city charters of the 19th century, aldermen and later cit ...

Ward (fortification) A bailey or ward in a fortification is a courtyard enclosed by a curtain wall. In particular, an early type of European castle was known as a motte-and-bailey. Castles can have more than one bailey. Their layout depends both on the local topo ...

, part of a castle *

Ward (LDS Church) A ward is a local congregation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)--with a smaller local congregation known as a branch. A ward is presided over by a bishop, the equivalent of a pastor in many other Christian denominat ...

, a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Ward (Vietnam) Ward (phường), a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam is divided into 11,162 units along with township and commune have equal status. Wards are subordinate to urban district, city or town as the Third Tier unit. Currently, to manage the ...

, a type of third-tier subdivision of Vietnam

Entertainment, arts and media

* WOUF (AM), a radio station (750 AM) licensed to serve Petoskey, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WARD from 2008 to 2021 *

Ward Cleaver Ward Cleaver Jr. is a fictional character in the American television sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver''. Ward and his wife, June, are often invoked as archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s babyboomers. At the start of the show, the couple are the ...

, a fictional character from the American television sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver'' *

Warring Adolescents Revenge Division This is a list of all Hardy Boys books published, by series. The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories (1927–2005) Grosset & Dunlap Simon & Schuster In 1979, the Hardy Boys books began to be published by Wanderer Books Simon & Schuster in paperback forma ...

(WARD), organization in ''The Hardy Boys'' graphic novels * ''

Watch and Ward ''Watch and Ward'' is a short novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1871 and later as a book in 1878. This was James' first novel, though he virtually disowned the book later in life. James later called ...

'', a short novel by Henry James first published as a serial in 1871 and later as a book in 1878

Brands and enterprises

Montgomery Ward Montgomery Ward is the name of two successive U.S. retail corporations. The original Montgomery Ward & Co. was a world-pioneering mail-order business and later also a leading department store chain that operated between 1872 and 2001. The curren ...

, an online retailer and former department store chain *

Ward Body Works Ward Body Works (also known as Ward Industries and Ward School Bus Manufacturing, Inc.) was an American bus manufacturer. Headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, Ward specialized in yellow school buses, alongside buses for other uses. Founded in 193 ...

, a school bus manufacturer, now IC Bus *

Ward's Ward's is an American organization that has covered the automotive industry for over 80 years. The organization is responsible for several publications including, ''Ward's AutoWorld'', and ''Ward's Dealer Business''. Ward's also publish the an ...

, a publisher of ''Ward's AutoWorld'' and ''Ward's Dealer Business'' *

Wards Brewing Company Wards Brewing Company was a brewery based at Sheaf Brewery on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, England, now a subsidiary of Double Maxim Beer Company. The most famous brand produced was Wards Best Bitter. History Early years In 1837, William Roper ...

, a former English brewery, now a brand operated by Double Maxim Beer Company

Law and law enforcement

Ward (law) In law, a ward is a minor or incapacitated adult placed under the protection of a legal guardian or government entity, such as a court. Such a person may be referenced as a "ward of the court". Overview The wardship jurisdiction is an ancient j ...

, someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian *

Watchman (law enforcement) Watchmen were organised groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, city, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well as traditionally perform the services of public safety, fire watch, crime prevent ...

, a security guard *

Ward (feudal) In medieval and early modern Europe, the term ''tenant-in-chief'' (or ''vassal-in-chief'') denoted a person who held his lands under various forms of feudal land tenure directly from the king or territorial prince to whom he did homage, as op ...

Justice Ward (disambiguation) Justice Ward may refer to: * Daniel P. Ward (1918–1995), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois * Hortense Sparks Ward (1872–1944), special chief justice of a special all-female Texas Supreme Court convened in 1925 *Paul Ward (Arkan ...

Names

Ward (surname) Ward is a surname of either Old English or Old Gaelic origin, common in English-speaking countries. The Old English name derives from an occupational surname for a civil guard/keeper of the watch, or alternately as a topographical surname from th ...

Ward (given name) Ward may refer to: People * Ward Armstrong (born 1956), American trial lawyer * Ward Bennett (1917–2003), American designer, artist and sculptor * Ward Beysen (1941–2005), Belgian politician and Freemason * Ward R. Bliss (1855-1905), Pennsylv ...

* Ward, short form of the given names: **

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

Hereward Hereward the Wake (Traditional pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɛ.ward/, modern pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɪ.wəd/) (1035 – 1072) (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resist ...

Places

Assal al-Ward Assal al-Ward ( ar, عسال الورد; also spelled Asal el-Ward) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus along the Syrian– Lebanese borders. Nearby localities include Ha ...

, Syria *

Ward, Castleknock Ward ( ga, An Bharda) is a civil parish in Fingal, Ireland. It is part of the historical barony of Castleknock. The Ward River, the major tributary of the Broadmeadow River, flows through the area, and probably gave the civil parish its name. ...

, Ireland *

Ward, New Zealand Ward is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1, north of Kaikoura. The Flaxbourne River flows past to the north and into the Pacific Ocean at Ward Beach to the south-east of Ward. A current initiative aims t ...

Ward Beach Ward Beach is a section of rugged coastline in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand that is known for unusual rock formations. The geological features include the exposed reef platforms that were uplifted by 2m or more during the 2016 Kaikōur ...

, a section of coastline near Ward, NZ

United States

Ward, Alabama Ward is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County ...

Ward, Arkansas Ward is the third most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,052 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According t ...

Ward, Colorado Ward is a home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 150 at the 2010 census. The town is a former mining settlement founded in 1860 in the wake of the discovery of gold at nearby Gold Hill. Once one ...

* Ward, Indiana *

Ward, New York Ward is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Hamilton Ward. The town is in the southeast quadrant of the county, north of the village of Wellsville. History ...

Ward, South Carolina Ward is a town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census. History Spann Methodist Church and Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Geography Ward is located at ...

* Ward, South Dakota * Ward, Washington *

Ward, West Virginia Ward is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

Ward Reservation The Charles W. Ward Reservation is a open space reserve located in Andover, Massachusetts, Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservati ...

, Massachusetts * Ward Township, Todd County, Minnesota *

Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio Ward Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,183. Geography Located in the far eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Coal Township, P ...

Ward Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania Ward Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. It is the only township in Tioga County that is not in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, i ...

Vessels

* , various United States Navy destroyers * , a U.S. Navy destroyer

Other

Ward (fencing) A ward or guard (translating German ''Hut'' "protection") is a defensive position in the German school of swordsmanship. In Royal Armouries Ms. I.33 Royal Armouries Ms. I.33 is the earliest known surviving European ''fechtbuch'' (combat manual ...

, defensive position in the sport of fencing *

The Ward (disambiguation) The Ward can refer to: * Ward (disambiguation) * ''The Ward'' (film), horror film directed by John Carpenter * The Ward (2000 video game), point and click adventure video game developed by Fragile Bits *''Children's Ward'', British children's te ...

Ward County (disambiguation) Ward County may refer to: * Ward County, North Dakota * Ward County, Texas Ward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,644. The county seat is Monahans. The county was created in 1 ...

* "Ward", by C418 from '' Minecraft - Volume Beta'', 2013