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warden

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːdən/

The English word “warden” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A guard or watchman.
  2. A chief administrative officer of a prison.
  3. An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.
  4. A governing official in various institutions
  5. A variety of pear.

verb

  1. To carry out the duties of a warden.

Etymology

From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variant of Old French guarder (“to guard”) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *wardāną; related to Old High German wartēn (“to watch”). Compare guardian, French gardien, from Old French guardian, guardein. Compare also ward and reward. Doublet of guardian.

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