An officer having charge of a forest (see quot. 1592); also, one who looks after the growing timber on an estate. †forester inor of fee: one who…

Originally: a forester, a gamekeeper. Subsequently: a keeper of a royal park (also as an honorary title). Now esp.: a warden of a national or state…

A person who puts up a paling or fence; an officer of a park charged with keeping the fences in repair.

= paler, n. Obsolete. rare.

An under-officer in a forest, who looked after trespasses affecting vert and venison.

= paler, n.

= agister, n.

In the titles of officers holding positions of trust under the Crown. Warden of the Forest: see quot. 1706. Obsolete.

= agister, n.

A forest ranger. Now rare (historical).

A person who supervises the agistment of livestock; (now chiefly) spec. an officer of the royal forests, who takes charge of animals agisted, and…

Mining. In the Forest of Dean: An officer of the Crown who grants ‘gales’ to the miners.

(a) an official responsible for patrolling an area of countryside or parkland; a game warden; (b) British colloquial a speculative builder or…