night watch

English

noun
Definitions
  • A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
  • One or more of the guards on such a watch.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nightwacche inherited from Old English nihtwæċċe affix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English watch (sentinel, sentry, guard).

Origin

English

watch

Gloss

sentinel, sentry, guard

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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