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“ward” in Latin
circuituspatrol; circuit; revolution (going around)vīcusrow of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood; village; hamlet; municipal section or ward; farmpăroecĭaan ecclesiastical districtrēgiuskingly, regal, royal (of or pertaining to a king); magnificent, splendid, distinguished (worthy of a king)pūpillusorphan, wardpūpillaan underage orphan, female ward; the pupil of the eyepūpillārisof an orphan, of a ward, orphan-, ward-
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ward s.
In fencing, ictus propulsatio.
A district of a town, circuitus (general term, any circuit): vicus (a division of a town, consisting of several adjoining houses, dimensis vicorum ordinibus et latis viarum spatiis, Tac.): paroecia (παροικία, whence the corrupted form parochia, ecclesiastical, a parish): regio (one of the divisions of Rome).
Custody, Vid:
One under the care of a guardian, pupillus; (feminine) pupilla. Relating to a ward, pupillaris.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ward?
- The usual Latin words for “ward” are circuitus, vīcus, păroecĭa; also rēgius, pūpillus, pūpilla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.