warden

English

/ˈwɔːdən/, /ˈwɔɹdən/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wardein derived from wardein derived from wardein derived from Old French guarder (guard) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ward-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ward-

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