Warden \Ward"en\, n. [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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)