vauntwarde
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vaward — noun Etymology: Middle English vauntwarde, vanwarde, vaward, from Anglo French *vantwarde, vantgarde vanguard Date: 14th century archaic the foremost part ; forefront < the vaward of our youth Shakespeare > … New Collegiate Dictionary
vaward — ˈvau̇ˌ(w)ȯrd noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English vauntwarde, vaward, from Old North French avantwarde, from avant forward, before (from Latin abante) + warde guard, guardian, from warder to guard more at ava … Useful english dictionary
