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warden

war.den \'wo.rd-*n\ n [ME wardein, fr. ONF, fr. warder to guard, of Gmc 
   origin; akin to O]HG warte-n to watch 1: one having care or charge of 
   something : GUARDIAN, KEEPER  2a: REGENT  2b: the governor of a town, 
   district, or fortress  2c: a member of the governing body of a guild  3a: 
   an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforce 
   ment of specified laws or regulations {game ~} {air raid ~} 3b: an official 
   in charge of the operation of a prison  3c: any of various British 
   officials having designated administrative funct ions {~ of the mint} 4a: 
   one of two ranking lay officers of an Episcopal parish  4b: any of various 
   British college officials whose duties range from the ad ministration of 
   academic matters to the supervision of student discipline