warden

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an official responsible for supervising a place, activity, or body of rules

   The park warden closed the trail during the fire warning.

2. 2
   noun

   the chief official in charge of a prison

   The prison warden ordered an immediate review of security.

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.

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