WARDEN

warden

(noun) the chief official in charge of a prison

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

warden (third-person singular simple present wardens, present participle wardening, simple past and past participle wardened)

To carry out the duties of a warden.

Anagrams

• Andrew, Darwen, Wander, drawne, wander, warned

Proper noun

Warden

An occupational surname for a warden.

Anagrams

• 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



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