warden

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
warden
    n 1: the chief official in charge of a prison
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Warden \Ward"en\, n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein,
   gardain, F. gardien. See {Guardian}, and {Ward} guard.]
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   1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
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            He called to the warden on the . . . battlements.
                                                  --Sir. W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden
      of a prison.
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   3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically
      (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
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   4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly
      used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]
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            I would have had him roasted like a warden. --Beau.
                                                  & Fl.
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   {Warden pie}, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] Wardenry
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Warden, LA
  Zip code(s): 71232
Warden, WA (town, FIPS 76160)
  Location: 46.96789 N, 119.04699 W
  Population (1990): 1639 (543 housing units)
  Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 98857
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Warden, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
   Population (2000):    2544
   Housing Units (2000): 790
   Land area (2000):     2.098592 sq. miles (5.435327 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.053520 sq. miles (0.138617 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.152112 sq. miles (5.573944 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76160
   Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
   Location:             46.966250 N, 119.043138 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     98857
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Warden, WA
    Warden
from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
WARDEN. A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers: 
as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia; 
church wardens.
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
98 Moby Thesaurus words for "warden":
      air warden, alderman, archon, attendant, bailie, bull,
      burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister,
      caretaker, castellan, cerberus, chancellor, chief executive,
      chief executive officer, city councilman, city father,
      city manager, commandant, commissar, commissioner, concierge,
      conservator, councillor, councilman, councilwoman,
      county commissioner, county supervisor, curator, custodian, custos,
      dean, doorkeeper, doorman, elder, executive, executive director,
      executive officer, executive secretary, forest ranger, game warden,
      gamekeeper, gaoler, gatekeeper, governor, guard, guardian,
      guardian angel, headman, induna, jailer, janitor, keeper,
      legislator, lifeguard, lifesaver, lord mayor, magistrate, maire,
      management, managing director, mayor, minister, minister of state,
      next friend, officer, official, ostiary, porter, portreeve,
      prefect, president, prexy, principal keeper, prison guard,
      prochein ami, provost, ranger, receptionist, reeve, screw,
      secretary, secretary of state, selectman, shepherd, steward,
      supervisor, syndic, the administration, treasurer, turnkey,
      undersecretary, usher, vice-chancellor, vice-president, warder,
      watchdog
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