Category:Warden

Ward"en, n. Etym: [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. Sir. W. Scott.

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. Etym: [properly, a keeping pear.]

Defn: a large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [obs.] I would have had him roasted like a warden. Beau. & fl. Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [obs.] Shak.