HAYWARD


Meaning of HAYWARD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English hayward, heyward, from haie, heie enclosure, hedge + ward — more at hay , ward

1.

a. : an officer appointed to keep cattle from breaking through from a town common or roadway into enclosed fields and to impound strays

b. : the keeper of a town's common herd of cattle

2. : field driver

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