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English

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Etymology 1

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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 *ward-; 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.

Noun

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warden (plural wardens)

  1. (archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.
  2. A chief administrative officer of a prison.
    • 1934, Nathanael West, “Chapter 7”, in A Cool Million[1]:
      The warden of the state prison, Ezekiel Purdy, was a kind man if stern. He invariably made all newcomers a little speech of welcome []
  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
    the warden of a college
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Descendants
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  • Welsh: warden, gwarden
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Verb

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warden (third-person singular simple present wardens, present participle wardening, simple past and past participle wardened)

  1. To carry out the duties of a warden.

Etymology 2

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From Middle English wardon, origin uncertain; perhaps from Anglo-Norman or Anglo-Latin wardo, -ōnis.[1]

Noun

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warden (plural wardens)

  1. A variety of pear.

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References

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  1. ^ wardǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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warden (plural wardens)

  1. Alternative spelling of wardein

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English warden.

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Noun

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warden m (plural wardeniaid or wardeiniaid, not mutable)

  1. warden

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Mutation

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H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.

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