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Bridge-ward

Bridge-ward \Bridge"-ward`\, n.

  1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.]
    --Sir W. Scott.

  2. The principal ward of a key.
    --Knight.

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bridge-ward

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A warden or guard for a bridge. 2 (context obsolete English) The principal ward of a key.