[1] : 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.
   1913 webster
   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
see also:
guardian ward warden pie 

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