Etymology

vaward

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Today it means: The vanguard. Full definition →

Middle English vawarde ← Anglo-Norman avantwarde ← Old French avant-guarde
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  1. Old French · derived fromavant-guarde
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromavantwarde
  3. Middle English · inherited fromvawarde
  4. English todayvaward

Inherited from Middle English vawarde, late form of vantwarde, aphetism of Anglo-Norman avantwarde, a variant of Old French avant-guarde. Doublet of avant-garde and vanguard.

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