Hypertext Webster Gateway: "warden"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
--Sir. W.
Scott.
2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden
of a prison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
warden
n : the chief official in charge of a prison [syn: {warder}]
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