jailward

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adverb

Toward jail.

OriginProto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English jail →
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Meanings

adverbjailward (not comparable)

alternative gaolward

  1. not comparableToward jail.

    So they pursued their journey jailward along the old road through the woods.

    2013, Tales from a Gas-Lit Graveyard

Origin

  1. Englishjail
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  3. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  4. Englishjailward

From jail + -ward.

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APA

jailward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailward

MLA

“jailward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jailward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailward.

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