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English word warden comes from Old French guarder (To look at. To protect; to guard.)

guarder (Old French)

To look at. To protect; to guard.

warder (Old French)

(Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman).

wardein (Old Northern French)

wardein (Anglo-Norman)

wardein (Middle English)

warden (English)

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

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