This is the 17190th most frequent Russian word.
сторожей
The word "сторожей" is the genitive plural form of "сторож," meaning "watchmen" or "guards."
Plural genitive case referring to the guards/watchmen of the castle.
Моя бабушка рассказывала истории про сторожей замка.
My grandmother told stories about the castle's guards.
Plural instrumental case indicating by whom the action of warning was performed.
Нас предупредили сторожей о приближении ночного бури.
We were warned by the guards about the approaching night storm.
Plural accusative case denoting the direct object of the verb 'saw'.