warden

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

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

Verb

To carry out the duties of a warden.

sinonimi

warder

guardian

watchman

guard

💂

marshal

jailer

supervisor

superintendent

keeper

custodian

gaoler

turnkey

charge

duty period

observer

prison guard

overseer

custody

landlord

manager

maintenance

preservation

protection

protector

ranger

retention

screw

sergeant

servant

sexton

storage

conservation

on watch

watch

⌚

caretaker

serjeant

w.

shrine, etc. a guardian

hostess

host

innkeeper

inspector

forest ranger

jailor

janitor

administrator

landlady

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈwɔːdən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: wardein

Affine francese: garder

Affine inglese: guard

Affine tedesco antico alto: wartēn

Affine francese: gardien

Affine francese antico: guardian

Ereditato da inglese medio: wardon

In summary

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.