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   warden

   /ˈwɔːdn/

   noun

   • 1. 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" Similar superintendentsupervisorstewardoverseercaretakerjanitorportercustodianwatchmanconciergedoormanrangercustodiankeeperguardianprotectorpreservercurator
   • ▪ the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions: "the Warden of All Souls College, Oxford" Similar principalheadgovernormastermistressrectorprovostpresidentchiefdirectorchancellorvice chancellorinformal:prexyprex
   • ▪ a prison officer: "securely handcuffed to a warden, he was taken to Wandsworth Prison" Similar prison officerguardjailerkeepersentrycaptor(prison) warder(prison) wardressinformal:screw
   • ▪ a prison governor.

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. wardenship noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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