Definitions
the chief official in charge of a prison
Word origin
From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variant of Old French guarder (“to guard”) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *ward-; related to Old High German wartēn (“to watch”). Compare guardian, French gardien, from Old French guardian, guardein. Compare also ward and reward. Doublet of guardian.
Used in a sentence
“He called to the wardens on the outside battlements.”
“The warden of the state prison, Ezekiel Purdy, was a kind man if stern. He invariably made all newcomers a little speech of welcome […]”
“the warden of a college”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Prison chief”6 letters
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