Definitions for Warden

Warden war·den

Spelling: [wawr-dn]
IPA: /ˈwɔr dn/

Warden is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 131 anagrams from letters in Warden (adenrw).

Definitions for Warden

noun

  1. a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.
  2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison.
  3. any of various public officials charged with superintendence, as over a port or wildlife.
  4. air-raid warden.
  5. firewarden.
  6. (in Connecticut) the chief executive officer of a borough.
  7. (formerly) the principal official in a region, town, etc.
  8. British. (initial capital letter) a traditional title of the president or governor of certain schools and colleges: a member of a livery company of the City of London.
  9. Canadian. the head of certain county or local councils.
  10. a member of the governing body of a guild.
  11. a churchwarden.
  12. a gatekeeper.
  13. any of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in cookery.

Origin of Warden

1175-1225; Middle English wardein Old French (northeast dial.), equivalent to ward- (root of warder to guard; see ward) + -ein, variant of -ien, -enc Germanic -ing

Examples for Warden

The backlash and bad publicity from the escape is much more than the warden ever wanted, but he will have to deal with it.

There was nothing of the warden's estimate in these eyes; nothing of cruelty nor deceit nor greed.

The outrage on the warden was not so grotesque, but the effect was the same.

As in most prisons, the “trusty” was a convict the warden trusted and thus had special privileges.

Prison guards in Lima found a contraband mobile phone in his prison cell that he claimed was given to him by the warden.

I waited in the warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.

As prisons go, it is rather tame, and warden Kevin Jones likes it that way.

He wore no collar nor any coat; nor did he bring one with him, so the warden said.

The guard treated him unfairly, lied about him to the warden, lost his credits, persecuted him.

No warden in my position would like something like this to happen.

Word Value for Warden
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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