ward

noun

A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.

noun

A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients.

noun

A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

noun

A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake.

noun

One of the divisions of a penal institution, such as a prison.

noun

An open court or area of a castle or fortification enclosed by walls.

noun

A minor or a person deemed legally incompetent.