vaward/ˈvɔːwəd/EtymologyInherited 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.vaward means on or towards the front; vanward. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.vaward is pronounced /ˈvɔːwəd/.adjOn or towards the front; vanward.nounThe vanguard.“THenne kyng Arthur made redy his hoost in x batails and Nero was redy in the felde afore the castel Tarabil with a grete hoost / & he had x batails with many mo peple than Arthur had / Thenne Nero had the vaward with the moost party of his peple / & merlyn cam to kyng lot of the yle of Orkeney”