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warden

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːd(ə)n/
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Definition of warden

noun

  • a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it:the warden of a nature reserve an air-raid warden
  • British the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions: the Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
  • a prison officer: securely handcuffed to a warden, he was taken to Wandsworth Prison
  • chiefly North American a prison governor.

Derivatives

wardenship

noun

Origin:

Middle English (originally denoting a guardian or protector): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wardein, variant of Old French guarden 'guardian'

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