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wardership

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ward⋅er

1  [wawr-der]
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–noun
1. a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
2. a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
3. Chiefly British. an official having charge of prisoners in a jail.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME warder(e) (see ward, -er 1 ); cf. AF wardere < ME

Related forms:
ward⋅er⋅ship, noun
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ward·er 1   (wôr'dər)   
n.  

  1. A guard, porter, or watcher of a gate or tower.

  2. Chiefly British A prison guard.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wardere, from Old North French warder, to guard; see warden.]
war'der·ship' n.
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Word Origin & History

warder 
c.1400, "guardian of an entrance," from Anglo-Fr. wardere "guardian," agent noun from O.N.Fr. warder "to guard" (O.Fr. garder), of Gmc. origin (see guard).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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