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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Old English of mostly historical use.

   "Look at me, dread me! I am the Hereward. [Footnote: “Guardian of the army”]"

Example

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"Look at me, dread me! I am the Hereward. [Footnote: “Guardian of the army”]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English Hereweard, a compound of here (“army”) + weard (“guard”). Doublet of Harvard and Harward.

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