WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hay•ward
(hā′wôrd′),USA pronunciation n.
Hay•ward (hā′wərd),USA pronunciation n.
- an officer having charge of hedges and fences around a town common, esp. to keep cattle from breaking through and to impound stray cattle.
- 1175–1225; Middle English heiward, equivalent. to hei(e) hedge, fence (Old English hege; akin to hedge, haw3) + ward ward
Hay•ward (hā′wərd),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Place Namesa city in central California, SE of Oakland. 94,167.