English Explanatory Dictionary

watch and ward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace.
  2. Uninterrupted vigilance.
verb
  1. To keep constant watch over

Word forms

watch and ward watches and wards watching and warding watched and warded
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