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| war·den [ wáwrd'n ] (plural war·dens) |
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1. crime principal prison officer: the principal officer in charge of a prison
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2. official concerned with regulations: an official who makes sure that regulations are enforced
  game warden
forest fire warden
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3. U.K. somebody in charge of institution: somebody who is in charge of an institution such as a college or school
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4. christianity
Same as churchwarden (sense 1)
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| [12th century. < Anglo-Norman wardein< Germanic, "be on guard"] |
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| war·den·ship noun |
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