warding noun.
['wɔ:dɪŋ] ME.[from WARD verb + -ING1.]1. The action of guarding a place etc.; an instance of this. Orig. also, a body of guards or watchmen.
ME.2. Imprisonment.
Scot. L15.3. Guardianship, keeping.
rare.
M16.4. The creation of wards in locks and on keys. Esp. in
warding-file.
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