Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the chief official in charge of a prison;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Warden \Ward"en\, n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein,
gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
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1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
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He called to the warden on the . . . battlements.
--Sir. W.
Scott.
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2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden
of a prison.
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3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically
(Eccl.), a churchwarden.
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4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly
used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]
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I would have had him roasted like a warden. --Beau.
& Fl.
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Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster] Wardenry
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
warden
n 1: the chief official in charge of a prison
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
98 Moby Thesaurus words for "warden":
air warden, alderman, archon, attendant, bailie, bull,
burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister,
caretaker, castellan, cerberus, chancellor, chief executive,
chief executive officer, city councilman, city father,
city manager, commandant, commissar, commissioner, concierge,
conservator, councillor, councilman, councilwoman,
county commissioner, county supervisor, curator, custodian, custos,
dean, doorkeeper, doorman, elder, executive, executive director,
executive officer, executive secretary, forest ranger, game warden,
gamekeeper, gaoler, gatekeeper, governor, guard, guardian,
guardian angel, headman, induna, jailer, janitor, keeper,
legislator, lifeguard, lifesaver, lord mayor, magistrate, maire,
management, managing director, mayor, minister, minister of state,
next friend, officer, official, ostiary, porter, portreeve,
prefect, president, prexy, principal keeper, prison guard,
prochein ami, provost, ranger, receptionist, reeve, screw,
secretary, secretary of state, selectman, shepherd, steward,
supervisor, syndic, the administration, treasurer, turnkey,
undersecretary, usher, vice-chancellor, vice-president, warder,
watchdog
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
WARDEN. A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers:
as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia;
church wardens.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Warden, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000): 2544
Housing Units (2000): 790
Land area (2000): 2.098592 sq. miles (5.435327 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.053520 sq. miles (0.138617 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.152112 sq. miles (5.573944 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76160
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 46.966250 N, 119.043138 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98857
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Warden, WA
Warden