garde.
a watch, guard
Meaning & usage
a watch, guard
a battalion responsible for guarding, defending a sovereign, a prince, more generally, of an elite corps.
sentry service performed by soldiers.
soldiers doing the sentry service
any person who performs regular service on a rotating basis.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French guarde, from the verb guarder (or less likely directly from Frankish *warda), from Frankish *wardōn (“to protect”). Compare Italian guardia, Spanish guarda. Cognate with English ward.
a handle (of a weapon)
a protection (act of protecting)
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from garder.
inflection of garder: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of garder: second-person singular imperative
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