ward|en

ward|en
ward|en1 «WR duhn», noun, verb.
–n.
1. the official in charge of a prison; head keeper.
2. an official who enforces certain laws and regulations: »

an air-raid warden.

3. = game warden. (Cf. ↑game warden)
4. = fire-warden.
5. = churchwarden. (Cf. ↑churchwarden)
6. a person in charge of a place or its contents; keeper, guard, or custodian. SYNONYM(S): watchman.
7. in England: a) the head of certain schools or colleges; principal; master. b) any one of the trustees of certain schools, hospitals, or guilds. c) the superintendent of a port or market. d) an officer holding any of certain positions of trust, now usually honorary or ceremonial, under the Crown: »

Warden of the Cinque Ports

8. the chief official in a town or area in former times.
9. a) the chief executive officer of a county in Canada. b) the head of a borough in Connecticut. c) a magistrate who is the chief government officer of a gold field in Australia.
10. = gatekeeper. (Cf. ↑gatekeeper)
11. Obsolete. anyone who guards; protector; defender; guardian.
–v.i.
to guard or protect as a game warden: »

The wardening of Exmoor, for example, with its wide acres of moorland under rising pressure of visitors, is described as rudimentary (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

╂[< Old North French wardein, Anglo-French guardein. See etym. of doublet guardian. (Cf. ↑guardian)]
ward|en2 or Ward|en «WR duhn», noun.
Especially British. a variety of winter cooking pear.
╂[Middle English wardon, probably < unrecorded Anglo-French < warder to keep, Old French garder. Compare etym. under guard. (Cf. ↑guard)]

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