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warden

1

[wawr-dn]

noun

  1. a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
  2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison.

  3. any of various public officials charged with superintendence, as over a port or wildlife.

  4. air-raid warden.

  5. firewarden.

  6. (in Connecticut) the chief executive officer of a borough.

  7. (formerly) the principal official in a region, town, etc.

  8. British.

    1. (initial capital letter)a traditional title of the president or governor of certain schools and colleges.

      Warden of Merton College.

    2. a member of a livery company of the City of London.

  9. Canadian.the head of certain county or local councils.

  10. a member of the governing body of a guild.

  11. a churchwarden.

  12. a gatekeeper.



Warden

2

[wawr-dn]

noun

British: Archaic.
  1. any of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in baking and cooking.

warden

1

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a person who has the charge or care of something, esp a building, or someone

  2. any of various public officials, esp one responsible for the enforcement of certain regulations

  3. a person employed to patrol a national park or safari park

  4. the chief officer in charge of a prison

  5. the principal or president of any of various universities or colleges

  6. See churchwarden

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

warden

2

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a variety of pear that has crisp firm flesh and is used for cooking

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • wardenship noun
  • subwarden noun
  • subwardenship noun
  • underwarden noun
  • ˈɲ԰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of warden1

1175–1225; Middle English wardein < Old French (northeast dial.), equivalent to ward- (root of warder to guard; ward ) + -ein, variant of -ien, -enc < Germanic -ing -ing 3

Origin of warden2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English wardoun, wardon(e); of uncertain origin; perhaps from Anglo-French or Anglo-Latin ɲō (inflectional stem ɲōn-)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of warden1

C13: from Old Northern French wardein, from warder to guard, of Germanic origin; see guard

Origin of warden2

C15: of obscure origin
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An Edinburgh bakery has hired a "queue warden" after parents from a local primary school warned its long line of customers were forcing children onto the road.

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The motion alleges that three prison officials, including a warden and an assistant warden, conspired to have Kelly killed by another inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine.

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The pair moved to London at the start of the 1980s, where Frankie worked as a traffic warden by day and a drag queen by night.

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The warden asked me to take it down.

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But there's also the story of Nelson Mandela in his cell on Robben Island, listening to commentary on the radios of his wardens.

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