English
afterguard
From after- + guard.
Proto-Germanic *wardāną ‘to guard, protect’
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Early Medieval Latin wardō
Old French guarder ‘to protect, guard’
Old French guarde ‘protection; guard’
Middle English garde ‘guardianship’
English guard
Today it means
noun The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afterguard