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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. (in Connecticut) the chief executive officer of a borough.
  5. (formerly) the principal official in a region, town, etc.
  6. 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.
  7. Canadian. the head of certain county or local councils.
  8. a member of the governing body of a guild.
  9. a churchwarden.
  10. 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

/ ˈ·Éɔ˻åÉ™²Ô /

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
“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

/ ˈ·Éɔ˻åÉ™²Ô /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹°ù»å±ð²Ô°ù²â, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ²õ³Ü²ú··É²¹°ùd±ð²Ô noun
  • ²õ³Ü²ú··É²¹°ùd±ð²Ô·ship noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù··É²¹°ùd±ð²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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 ·É²¹°ù»åÅ (inflectional stem ·É²¹°ù»åÅn-)
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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The deputy warden at the church told BBC London she had "never heard anything like this in my life" after the discovery of the baby boy.

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A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church.

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When a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat, the officer missed.

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Zadeh said it was shortly before 1 p.m. when deputies were called to assist after a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat.

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He did perform inside sometimes, including for the warden and 500 inmates.

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