warden
(noun) the chief official in charge of a prison
Source: WordNet® 3.1
warden (plural wardens)
(archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.
A chief administrative officer of a prison.
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden
A governing official in various institutions
A variety of pear.
warden (third-person singular simple present wardens, present participle wardening, simple past and past participle wardened)
To carry out the duties of a warden.
• Andrew, Darwen, Wander, drawne, wander, warned
Warden
An occupational surname for a warden.
• Andrew, Darwen, Wander, drawne, wander, warned
Source: Wiktionary
Ward"en, n. Etym: [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman. He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. Sir. W. Scott.
2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
4. Etym: [Properly, a keeping pear.]
Definition: A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [Obs.] I would have had him roasted like a warden. Beau. & Fl. Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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