warden
/ˈwɔɹdən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A chief administrative officer of a prison.
noun
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.
noun
name
A surname originating as an occupation for a warden.
name
A village and civil parish in south Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9166).
Example Sentences
- "He called to the wardens on the outside battlements."
- "The warden of the state prison, Ezekiel Purdy, was a kind man if stern. He invariably made all newcomers a little speech of welcome […]"
- "the warden of a college"
- "Faith I would have had him rosted like a warden in a brown Paper, and no more talk on’t:"
- "I must have saffron to colour the warden pies;"
- "In September, come Grapes; Apples; Poppies of all colours; Peaches; Melo-Cotones; Nectarines; Cornelians; Wardens; Quinces."
Etymology
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 *wardāną; 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɔɹdən/
- British English: /ˈwɔːdən/