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Warden pie

Warden \Ward"en\, n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]

  1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.

    He called to the warden on the . . . battlements.
    --Sir. W. Scott.

  2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.

  3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.

  4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]

    I would have had him roasted like a warden.
    --Beau. & Fl.

    Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.]
    --Shak.