warder
warder is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will. When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind, Casts down his warder to arrest them there. Daniel. Wafting his warder thrice about his head, He cast it up with his auspicious hand, Which was the signal, through the English spread, This they should charge. Drayton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- auger
- awl
- ayah
- beadle
- behind
- bodkin
- bodyguard
- bonne
- book
- borer
- brain
- briefly
- bung
- castellan
- cerberus
- chisel
- coast
- concierge
- cork
- corkscrew
- costa
- cover
- custodian
- custos
- dibble
- die
- doorkeeper
- dossil
- drill
- duenna
- escort
- est
- game
- gaoler
- gimlet
- gouge
- governess
- governor
- guard
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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