bear-ward
bear-ward is the alternative form of bearward.
Meaning of bearward
Noun
bearward (plural bearwards)
- Someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays; a bearherd.
- But now how many men are there proude of that that is not theyrs at al? Is there no man proude of keping another mannes gate? […] [W]hat a brag-kyng maketh a beareward wͭ [with] his ſyluer buttened bawdrike, for pride of another mannes bere?1534 (date written), Thomas More, “A Treatice vpon the Passion of Chryste (Vnfinished) […]. The Fyrst Poynt, the Fall of Aungelles.”, in Marye Basset [i.e., Mary Basset], transl., edited by Wyllyam...
- Synonyms:
- bearleader, bear warden
Forms of bear-ward
| plural | bear-wards |
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- Bear-ward is the alternative form of bearward.
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