warden

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːdən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹdən/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dən === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== warden (plural wardens) (archaic or literary) A guard or watchman. A chief administrative officer of a prison. An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden. A governing official in various institutions ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Welsh: warden, gwarden ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== warden (third-person singular simple present wardens, present participle wardening, simple past and past participle wardened) To carry out the duties of a warden. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English wardon, origin uncertain; perhaps from Anglo-Norman or Anglo-Latin wardo, -ōnis. ==== Noun ==== warden (plural wardens) A variety of pear. === See also === Warden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Warden in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === References === === Anagrams === Andrew, Darwen, Wander, drawne, wander, warned == Middle English == === Noun === warden (plural wardens) alternative spelling of wardein ==== References ==== “wardein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English warden, from Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder, variant of Old French guarder, from Proto-Germanic *ward-. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwaɾden/ [ˈwaɾ.d̪ɛn̪] Rhymes: -aɾden Syllabification: war‧den === Noun === warden (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔) warden Synonym: alkayde === Further reading === “warden”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “warden”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1567 Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 1021 Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968), Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 486 == Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwarden === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English warden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwardɛn/ === Noun === warden m (plural wardeniaid or wardeiniaid, not mutable) warden Synonym: ceidwad ==== Derived terms ==== warden traffig === Mutation === H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound. === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “warden”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “warden”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “warden”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies