Definition of vaward
archaic
: the foremost part : forefront the vaward of our youth — William Shakespeare
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Origin and Etymology of vaward
Middle English vauntwarde, vanwarde, vaward, borrowed from Anglo-French *vantwarde, vantgarde vanguard
First Known Use: 14th century
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