What does "warden" mean?
Warden: An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
Additional senses
- 2.A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
- 3.Etym: [Properly, a keeping pear.] 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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