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warden
English
Etymology
From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, Old Northern French wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variant of Old French guarder (“to guard”) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *ward-; related to Old High German wart?n (“to watch”). Compare guardian, French gardien, from Old French guardian, guardein. Compare also ward and reward. Doublet of guardian.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??d?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w??d?n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?n
Noun
warden (plural wardens)
- (archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.
- 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, 4th American edition, Philadelphia: Thomas Desilver, 1823, Volume 2, Chapter 4,[1]
- He called to the wardens on the outside battlements. [The original (UK) editions read warders rather than wardens.]
- 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, 4th American edition, Philadelphia: Thomas Desilver, 1823, Volume 2, Chapter 4,[1]
- A chief administrative officer of a prison.
- 1934, Nathanael West, A Cool Million, Chapter 7,[2]
- The warden of the state prison, Ezekiel Purdy, was a kind man if stern. He invariably made all newcomers a little speech of welcome […]
- 1934, Nathanael West, A Cool Million, Chapter 7,[2]
- An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden
- A governing official in various institutions
- the warden of a college
- A variety of pear.
- c. 1608, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Cupid’s Revenge, Act II, Scene 1,[3]
- Faith I would have had him rosted like a warden in a brown Paper, and no more talk on’t:
- c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale, Act IV, Scene 3,[4]
- I must have saffron to colour the warden pies;
- 1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Gardens” in Essays, London: Hanna Barret, p. 269,[5]
- In September, come Grapes; Apples; Poppies of all colours; Peaches; Melo-Cotones; Nectarines; Cornelians; Wardens; Quinces.
- 1903, E. Bartrum, The Book of Pears and Plums, London: John Lane, p. 30,[6]
- Wardens, a name given to pears which never melt, are long keeping, and used for cooking only. The name comes from the Cistercian Abbey of Warden in Beds. Parkinson’s Warden is now Black Worcester. There are Spanish, White and Red Wardens.
- c. 1608, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Cupid’s Revenge, Act II, Scene 1,[3]
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
warden (third-person singular simple present wardens, present participle wardening, simple past and past participle wardened)
- To carry out the duties of a warden.
See also
- Warden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Warden in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- Andrew, Darwen, Wander, drawne, wander, warned
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mayor
English
Alternative forms
- mayour (obsolete)
Etymology
- Circa 1300 from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?me?.?/, /?m??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m???/, /?me?.?/
- Rhymes: -??(?), -e??(?)
- Homophone: mare (one pronunciation)
Noun
mayor (plural mayors, feminine mayoress)
- The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
- (historical) The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France
Synonyms
- (female, when distinguished): mayoress
- (head of a town): burgomaster, boroughmaster (historical, of boroughs); provost (of Scottish burghs & historical French bourgs); Lord Provost (of certain Scottish burghs); praetor (archaic)
- (royal officer): seneschal, steward
Hyponyms
(municipal principal leader):
- mayor, lord mayor, Lord Mayor (male mayor)
- mayoress, lady mayor, Lady Mayor (female mayor)
Derived terms
- mayor of the palace
- mayoress (female mayor)
- lord mayor
- lady mayor
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: mayor
- ? Swahili: meya
- ? Tok Pisin: meya
Translations
Anagrams
- Amory, Moray, Raymo, moray
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin m?ior.
Adjective
mayor (epicene, plural mayores)
- old
- older
- (music) major
Cebuano
Etymology
From English mayor, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma?yor
Noun
mayor
- a mayor; the leader of a city, or a municipality
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mayor.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin maior (“major”).
Noun
mayor
- major (military rank).
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch majoor, from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?maj?r]
- Hyphenation: ma?yor
Noun
mayor (plural mayor-mayor, first-person possessive mayorku, second-person possessive mayormu, third-person possessive mayornya)
- major (military rank in Indonesian Army)
- lieutenant commander (military rank in Indonesian Navy)
- squadron leader (military rank in Indonesian Air Force)
Alternative forms
- mejar (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Adjective
mayor
- major.
- Synonyms: besar, utama
- Antonym: minor
Related terms
Further reading
- “mayor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.
Adjective
mayor
- great, major
Portuguese
Adjective
mayor m or f (plural mayores, comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of maior
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin maior.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mayor (plural mayores)
- comparative degree of grande: bigger
- Antonym: menor
- comparative degree of viejo: older; elder
- Antonym: menor
- (of a person) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age
- Synonyms: viejo, anciano
- of age; adult; grown-up
- Synonym: mayor de edad
- major; main
- Antonym: menor
- head; boss
- (music) major
- Antonym: menor
- (as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor) superlative degree of grande: the biggest
- (as a superlative) superlative degree of viejo: the oldest
- enhanced
Derived terms
Noun
mayor m (plural mayores)
- (military) major (military rank)
- boss; head
- (literary, in the plural) ancestors
Noun
mayor f (plural mayores)
- (nautical) mainsail
Further reading
- “mayor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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