transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯr-d ə n ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English wardein, from Anglo-French wardein, gardein, from warder to guard
Date: 13th century
1. : one having care or charge of something : guardian , keeper
2.
a. : regent 2
b. : the governor of a town, district, or fortress
c. : a member of the governing body of a guild
3.
a. : an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations
game warden
air raid warden
b. : an official in charge of the operation of a prison
c. : any of various British officials having designated administrative functions
warden of the mint
4.
a. : one of two ranking lay officers of an Episcopal parish
b. : any of various British college officials whose duties range from the administration of academic matters to the supervision of student discipline