warden en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɔɹdən/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwɔːdən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
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(archaic, literary) A guard or watchman.
He called to the wardens on the outside battlements.
1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter IV, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:
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A chief administrative officer of a prison.
The warden of the state prison, Ezekiel Purdy, was a kind man if stern. He invariably made all newcomers a little speech of welcome […]
1934, Nathanael West, “Chapter 7”, in A Cool Million:
- An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.
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A governing official in various institutions
the warden of a college
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wardens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
traffic warden · fire warden · mint warden · wardenless · Warden Hill · parking warden · air-raid warden · game warden · warden of the mint · Warden of the Mint · chapelwarden · waywarden · wardeness · dog warden · churchwarden · warden system · wardenry · wardenship · people's warden · fish warden · subwarden · air warden · Warden Law · firewarden
Descendants
Translations (51)
sv föreståndare (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · es comandante (an official charged with supervisory duties) · nrf gardgien (an official charged with supervisory duties) · pt diretor (de presídio) (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · it preside (an official charged with supervisory duties) · fr directeur de prison (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ru надзира́тель (an official charged with supervisory duties) · ro supraveghetoare (an official charged with supervisory duties) · cmn 看守人 (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · es alcaide (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · it direttrice (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · bg надзира́тел (an official charged with supervisory duties) · it direttore (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · sv vakt (an official charged with supervisory duties) · fi vankilanjohtaja (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · es casillero (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · mi wātene (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ja 所長 (an official charged with supervisory duties) · az nəzarətçi (an official charged with supervisory duties) · nl gevangenbewaarder (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · no fengselsdirektør (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · es guardacaza (an official charged with supervisory duties) · mk надзорник (an official charged with supervisory duties) · de Aufseher (an official charged with supervisory duties) · bg директор на затвор (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · da fængdelsdirektør (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ja 刑務所長 (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ar آمِر سِجْن (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ru нача́льник тюрьмы́ (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · da fængselsinspektør (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · de Gefängnisdirektorin (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ga maor (an official charged with supervisory duties) · hu felügyelő (an official charged with supervisory duties) · es director (an official charged with supervisory duties) · ga bardach (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · my ထောင်ပိုင် (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ru смотри́тель (an official charged with supervisory duties) · ro director de închisoare (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · mk управник (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · fa زندانبان (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · ro supraveghetor (an official charged with supervisory duties) · es guardabosque(s) (an official charged with supervisory duties) · ja 看守 (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · pt supervisor (an official charged with supervisory duties) · cmn 典獄長 /典狱长 (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · it supervisore (an official charged with supervisory duties) · es guardapesca (an official charged with supervisory duties) · mi wātene (an official charged with supervisory duties) · de Gefängnisdirektor (a chief administrative officer of a prison) · it guardiano (an official charged with supervisory duties) · nl opzichter (an official charged with supervisory duties)