wardenn.[OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]()1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.()He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. (Sir. W. Scott.)2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.()3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.()[Properly, a keeping pear.]4. A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting.()I would have had him roasted like a warden. (Beau. & Fl.)Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] Shak.()n. The office or jurisdiction of a warden.()