warden

Meanings

Plural: wardens

Noun

the chief official in charge of a prison
A guard or watchman.
A chief administrative officer of a prison.
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.
A governing official in various institutions
A variety of pear.

Verb

To carry out the duties of a warden.

Origin / 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 *ward-; 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.

Scrabble Score: 10

warden is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
warden is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
warden is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

warden is a valid Words With Friends word