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warder1 definition

warder (wôr′dər)

noun

  1. a person who guards; watchman
  2. a person who guards an entrance
  3. Chiefly Brit. a prison guard or officer

Etymology: ME wardere < Anglo-Fr wardour, for OFr garder: see guard

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warder2 definition

warder (wôr′dər)

noun

a staff or rod formerly carried by a king, commander, etc. as a mark of authority, and used to signal his wishes

Etymology: LME < wardrer, a club < ? warden, ward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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