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Webster 1913 Edition


Bridge-ward

Bridge′-wardˊ

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Noun.
1.
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Scott.
2.
The principal ward of a key.
Knight.

Definition 2024


bridge-ward

bridge-ward

English

Noun

bridge-ward (plural bridge-wards)

  1. (obsolete) A warden or guard for a bridge.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete) The principal ward of a key.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)