Definition of "fireward" []

• A fire chief (noun)
• A fireman (noun)
• Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc. (adjective)
• Toward a fire (adverb)

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• "Saburo [u] zaémon, _hatamoto_ in the land, and now in office at the fireward of the palace."
• "At length she said very earnestly, still staring fireward, while her cheeks took on a slight access of colour:"
• "For some years previous to his death, he was one of the Overseers of the Poor, and was a fireward in 1784-89."