Word: vanward
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: van
ward
Definition: The vanguard of an army.
Morphemes:
Affix: van
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clipping of vanguard; the leading units moving at the head of an army
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look; the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.