Word: rearward
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rear
ward
Definition: The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard.
Morphemes:
Affix: rear
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
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.