Varda
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In old Scotch law. Ward; custody; guardianship. Answering to "warda," in old English law.
Spelman.
It had also the sense of "award." Skene de Verb. Sign.