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Noun: warden  wor-d(u)n
  1. The chief official in charge of a prison
    "The warden implemented new rehabilitation programs for the inmates"
     
  2. A person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing
    "The game warden patrolled the national park to prevent poaching"
     
  3. [UK] The head of certain colleges or institutions
    "He was elected warden of All Souls College, Oxford"

Derived forms: wardens

Type of: law officer, peace officer

Encyclopedia: Warden, South Africa