Associations to the word «Warden»

Wiktionary

WARDEN, noun. (archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.
WARDEN, noun. A chief administrative officer of a prison
WARDEN, 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
WARDEN, noun. A governing official in various institutions
WARDEN, noun. (archaic) (slang) A variety of pear, thought to be Black Worcester or Parkinson's Warden.
WARDEN, proper noun. A surname​.
WARDEN SYSTEM, noun. An informal method of communication used to pass information to US citizens during emergencies.

Dictionary definition

WARDEN, noun. The chief official in charge of a prison.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats