warden

[war·den]

The person who works at a jail as the boss of all the prison guards is called the warden.

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A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.

Noun
the chief official in charge of a prison


n.
A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.

n.
An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.

n.
A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.

n.
A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting.


Warden

Ward"en , n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.] 1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
He called to the warden on the . . . battlements.
2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison. 3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden. 4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]
I would have had him roasted like a warden.
Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] Shak.

A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.

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