Warden

Warden

__NOTOC__Warden may refer to:

Officers

* Warden (Masonic), a ruling member in a Masonic Lodge
* Warden of the Mint, historical highest-ranking officer of the Royal Mint of Great Britain
* Churchwarden, a lay officer in an Anglican or Episcopal church
* Game warden, an officer empowered to enforce the hunting and trapping laws of a jurisdiction
* Prison warden, a corrections officer
* ARP wardens, helped protect British citizens with Air Raid Precautions during WWII
* Warden of the Royal Forest, chief official and supervisor of the Royal Forest

Places

* Warden (TTC), a station on the Toronto, Canada subway system
* Warden Avenue, a major north-south road in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
* Warden, Free State, South Africa
* Warden, Kent, UK
* Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK
* Warden, Northumberland, civil parish in Tynedale, UK
* Warden, Washington, US

Gaming

* Warden (software),a cheat prevention system used by Blizzard Entertainment
* Warden, a character class in the game "Dark Age of Camelot"
* Warden, an adventure class in the game "Everquest 2"

Other

* Warden pear, a large baking pear


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  • Warden — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Archibald Warden (1869–1943), schottischer Tennisspieler Jack Warden (1920–2006), US amerikanischer Filmschauspieler May Warden (1891–1978), englische Schauspielerin Monte Warden (* 1967), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Warden — Ward en, n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See {Guardian}, and {Ward} guard.] [1913 Webster] 1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman. [1913 Webster] He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. Sir. W. Scott. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warden — Localisation de la municipalité de village dans la MRC de La Haute Yamaska Administration Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • warden — [wôrd′ n] n. [ME wardein < NormFr, warden (for OFr gardien): see GUARDIAN] 1. a person who guards, or has charge of, something; keeper, custodian, or special supervisory official [fire warden, game warden] 2. the chief administrative official… …   English World dictionary

  • warden — war·den n [Anglo French wardein gardein guardian, from warder garder to guard, protect] 1: an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations a game warden 2: an official in charge of the… …   Law dictionary

  • Warden — 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 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Warden — Warden, 1) s. Custodiae jus; 2) der Rector einer englischen Universität, s. d. S. 242 …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • warden — early 13c., one who guards, from O.N.Fr. wardein, from Frankish *warding (Cf. O.Fr. guardenc), from *wardon to watch, guard (see WARD (Cf. ward) (v.)). Meaning governor of a prison is recorded from c.1300 …   Etymology dictionary

  • wardēn — *wardēn, *wardæ̅n, *wardōn germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. warten, bewachen, ausschauen, beachten; ne. wait (Verb), guard (Verb), watch (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., ahd.; Etymologie: vergleiche …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • warden — [n] person who guards and manages administrator, bodyguard, caretaker, curator, custodian, deacon, dogcatcher, gamekeeper, governor, guard, guardian, jailer/jailor, janitor, keeper, officer, overseer, prison head, ranger, skipper, superintendent …   New thesaurus

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