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-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Scotchgard English
- afterguard English
- armguard English
- ass guard English
- axle guard English
- blackguard English
- bodyguard English
- bowguard English
- cattleguard English
- chainguard English
- chapel English
- chapelwarden English
- chestguard English
- chinguard English
- church English
- churchwarden English
- churchwardenly English
- churchwardenship English
- coast guard English
- coastguard English
- counterguard English
- crossguard English
- enguard English
- faceguard English
- fingerguard English
- fire English
- fireguard English
- firewarden English
- footguard English
- foreguard English
- guard English
- guard post English
- guardable English
- guardee English
- guarder English
- guardess English
- guardest English
- guardeth English
- guardful English
- guardhouse English
- guardless English
- guardlike English
- guardline English
- guardpost English
- guardrail English
- guardroom English
- guardship English
- guardsman English
- guardswoman English
- handguard English
- hatguard English
- headguard English
- keyguard English
- landguard English
- lifeguard English
- merguard English
- mouthguard English
- mudguard English
- nightguard English
- nonguard English
- outguard English
- pickguard English
- prison guard English
- prisonguard English
- rashguard English
- rearguard English
- red guard English
- safeguard English
- shinguard English
- sneezeguard English
- splashguard English
- subwarden English
- underguard English
- unguard English
- wardeness English
- wardenless English
- wardenry English
- wardenship English
- watchguard English
- waterguard English
- way English
- waywarden English
- wire-guard English
- wristguard English
- wardāre, wardō Latin
- garde French
- garde-robe French
- garder French
- garderie French
- gardeur French
- gardien French
- gardiennage French
- regarder French
- *ward- Proto-Germanic
- *wardāną Proto-Germanic
- ガード Japanese
- wardein Middle English
- esguarder Old French
- guarder Old French
- reguarder Old French
- gardian Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- wartēn Old High German
- gardaïr Norman
- garder Norman
- gardgien Norman
- waarden Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 가드 Korean
- gada Zulu
- ugadi Zulu
- *wardon, *wardēn Frankish
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- wardein xno
- wardein ONF.
- way
- fire
- guard
- chapel
- church
- enguard
- guarder
- guardee
- unguard
- guardeth
- guardful
- guardest
- mudguard
- wardenry
- bowguard
- hatguard
- outguard
- merguard
- keyguard
- armguard
- guardess
- nonguard
- landguard
- footguard
- guardpost
- guardsman
- shinguard
- handguard
- guardable
- fireguard
- headguard
- ass guard
- chinguard
- rashguard
- faceguard
- subwarden
- bodyguard
- guardrail
- guardroom
- wardeness
- lifeguard
- guardship
- safeguard
- guardlike
- red guard
- guardline
- guardless
- waywarden
- pickguard
- rearguard
- foreguard
- wardenship
- firewarden
- Scotchgard
- wire-guard
- afterguard
- nightguard
- watchguard
- waterguard
- wristguard
- chestguard
- guardhouse
- blackguard
- underguard
- axle guard
- mouthguard
- crossguard
- coastguard
- chainguard
- wardenless
- guard post
- cattleguard
- coast guard
- fingerguard
- splashguard
- guardswoman
- prisonguard
- sneezeguard
- counterguard
- churchwarden
- prison guard
- chapelwarden
- churchwardenly
- churchwardenship