Defn: Guardian; one set to watch over another. [Obs.] "Though thou preyedest Argus . . . to be my wardcorps." Chaucer.
WARDEN Ward"en, n. Etym: [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman. He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. Sir. W. Scott.
2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
4. Etym: [Properly, a keeping pear.]
Defn: A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting.
[Obs.]
I would have had him roasted like a warden. Beau. & Fl.
Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] Shak.
WARDENRY; WARDENSHIP
Ward"en*ry, Ward"en*ship, n.
Defn: The office or jurisdiction of a warden.
WARDER
Ward"er, n.