An officer to whose custody prisoners are committed; the governor of a prison, esp. in the old title Warden of the Fleet (Prison).
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| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > guard of place of confinement (3) wardenc1330 An officer to whose custody prisoners are committed; the governor of a prison, esp. in the old title Warden of the Fleet (Prison). cell-keeper1841 A guard responsible for a cell or cells in a prison, asylum, etc. (cf. cell, n.1 4b). guard1906 One who keeps, protects, or defends; a protector, defender; spec. one of a guard (sense 9), a sentry, sentinel; a warder in a prison or other place… |
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