warden
A chief administrative officer of a prisonA chief administrative officer of a prison.
» Tom was a prison warden for three years.
Том був охоронцем у в'язниці протягом трьох років.
Значення
значень: 5A chief administrative officer of a prison.
Gefängnisdirektor, Gefängnisdirektorin
нача́льник тюрьмы́načálʹnik tjurʹmý
the chief official in charge of a prison
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.
Aufseher
смотри́тельsmotrítelʹ, надзира́тельnadzirátelʹ
A governing official in various institutions
the warden of a college
A variety of pear.
(архаїчне, книжне)A guard or watchman.
Приклади
речень: 38Tom was a prison warden for three years.
Том був охоронцем у в'язниці протягом трьох років.
Tom used to be a prison warden.
The game warden asked Tom for his hunting license.
deDer Wildhüter bat Tom, ihm seinen Jagdschein zu zeigen.
Tom has been a prison warden for three years.
There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 2
За значеннями 2
Походження
From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variantFrom Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variant of Old French guarder (“to guard”) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *wardāną; related to Old High German wartēn (“to watch”). Compare guardian, French gardien, from Old French guardian, guardein. Compare also ward and reward. Doublet of guardian.
From Middle English wardon, origin uncertain; perhaps from Anglo-Norman or Anglo-Latin wardo, -ōnis.
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