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warden
warden /ˈwɔːdn $ ˈwɔːrdn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1100-1200
 Language: Old North French
 Origin: wardein, from warder __to guard__
1. a person who is responsible for a particular place and whose job is to make sure its rules are obeyed
    warden of
    the warden of the college
    forest/park etc wardenchurchwarden, game warden, traffic warden
2. American English the person in charge of a prison
   SYN  governor British English
3. British English someone who takes care of a building and the people in it, for example a place such as a home for old people