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warder1 feminine, wardress n 1. (Law) Chiefly Brit an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail 2. a person who guards or has charge of something [from Anglo-French wardere, from Old French warder to guard, of Germanic origin] wardership n warder2 n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal his wishes or intentions [perhaps from Middle English warden to ward] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The authorities, hurrying in the direction of the cry, found the corpse of the warder who patrols the top of the north wall of the prison, the steepest and most difficult exit, for which one man has always been found sufficient. For ten seconds there was silence as though all had been struck dumb; even the warder stepped back, mechanically retreated to the door, and stood immovable. First, the villain and heartless vagabond sought to win my good-will and purchase my compliance, so as to get me, like a treacherous warder, to deliver up to him the keys of the fortress I had in charge. |
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