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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

war·den / ˈwôrdn/ • n. a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed: the warden of a local nature reserve an air-raid warden. ∎ the head official in charge of a prison. ∎ a churchwarden. ∎ Brit. the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions. DERIVATIVES: war·den·ship / -ˌship/ n.

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Warden

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Warden, ‘watch or look-out hill’, OE weard + dūn: Warden Kent. Wardon 1207. Warden Northum. Waredun c.1175. Warden, Chipping Northants. Waredone 1086 (DB), Chepyng Wardoun 1389. Affix is OE cēping ‘market’. Warden, Old Beds. Wardone 1086 (DB), Old Wardon 1495. Affix is OE eald ‘old’.

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warden

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

warden †guardian; in various designations of office involving control or governorship. XIII. — AN., ONF. wardein, var. of OF. g(u)arden GUARDIAN.

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warden

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

warden •Abaddon, gladden, gladdon, Ibadan, madden, sadden •abandon, Brandon, Rwandan, Ugandan •Baden, Baden-Baden, Coloradan, garden, harden, lardon, Nevadan, pardon •Wiesbaden • bear garden •tea garden •Armageddon, deaden, leaden, redden •Eldon, Sheldon •Brendan, tendon •Dresden •Aden, Aidan, Haydn, laden, maiden •handmaiden •cedarn, cotyledon, dicotyledon, Eden, monocotyledon, Sweden •wealden •bestridden, forbidden, hidden, midden, outridden, ridden, stridden, unbidden •Wimbledon •linden, Lindon, Swindon •Wisden • Mohammedan • Myrmidon •harridan • hagridden • Sheridan •bedridden • Macedon • Huntingdon •Dryden, guidon, Leiden, Poseidon, Sidon, widen •Culloden, hodden, modern, sodden, trodden •Cobden • downtrodden •Auden, broaden, cordon, Gordon, Hordern, Jordan, warden •churchwarden • louden • bounden •loden, Snowdon •beholden, embolden, golden, olden •hoyden • Bermudan • wooden •Mukden • gulden • sudden •Blunden, London •Riordan • bourdon • bombardon •celadon • Clarendon •burden, guerdon

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