warden

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɔːdən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈwɔːɹdən/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)dən

Etymology

From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein (“to guard”), from Old French guarder (“to guard”), from Proto-Germanic *ward-; related to Old High German wartēn (“to watch”).

Noun

warden (plural wardens)

1. A chief administrative officer of a prison
2. An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air raid warden
3. A governing official in various institutions

Translations

a chief administrative officer of a prison

Arabic: آمر السجن - السجٌَان (ar) Finnish: vankilanjohtaja (fi) Japanese: 看守 (ja) (kanshu)

Macedonian: управник (mk) (úpravnik) m. Russian: начальник тюрьмы m./f.

an official charged with supervisory duties

Japanese: 所長 (ja) (shochō) Macedonian: надзорник (mk) (nádzornik) m.

Russian: смотритель (smotrítel’)

See also

• Warden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Warden in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Anagrams

• Andrew
• wander
• warned