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woodward¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English wodeward, from Old English wuduweard; equivalent to wood + ward.

noun woodwards

  1. archaic A warden of a wood. A sergeantry, called woodward of the Lee Baile, was then held by John Throckmorton, Esq. In the reign of Henry VIII. the office of Bleysbale and forestership of fee was filled by William Alberton.

Woodward²

Where it comes from

Occupational surname from woodward.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A small city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. Three townships, in Clearfield County, Clinton County and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

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Closest in meaning: miss, clyde, forester, ranger, warden, woodman, woodsman, woodlander, gamekeeper, silviculturist, arborist, park-keeper, greenskeeper, caretaker, guardian, custodian

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"woodward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/woodward. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{woodward_2026,
  title = {woodward},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woodward},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}