单词 | warder |
释义 | Word Frequency warder 1(ˈwɔːdə) or feminine wardress noun 1. mainly British an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail 2. a person who guards or has charge of something Derived forms wardership (ˈwardership) noun Word origin C14: from Anglo-French wardere, from Old French warder to guard, of Germanic originWord Frequency warder 2(ˈwɔːdə) noun (formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal the ruler's wishes or intentions Word origin C15: perhaps from Middle English warden to ward |
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