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Plural for a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity
“Sir Michael Stanhope, who is said to have been a favorite of this capricious monarch, was warden of the manor of Guildford in the latter part of his reign.”
Plural for a person who is responsible for the safekeeping or protection of a place, person or object
“Arya and her friends reported their departure from the compound to the warden on watch duty as they had been told.”
Plural for a prison officer
“Saki sat down and was handcuffed to his seat just as the jail warden walked onto the platform at the front of the room.”
Plural for the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions
“Professor Jessica Rawson, warden of Merton College, said no able student should be deterred from applying to Oxford by financial concerns.”
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