Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Woodward \Wood"ward`\, n. (Eng. Forest Law)
   An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the
   woods.

Source : WordNet®

Woodward
     n 1: United States historian (born in 1908) [syn: {C. Vann
          Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]
     2: United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex
        organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Robert Burns Woodward}]