n. In Australia, a government officer, with magisterial and executive powers, in charge of a gold-field.n. In freemasonry, one of the officers of a lodge.n. A guard or watchman; a guardian.n. A chief or principal keeper; an officer who keeps or guards: as, the warden of the Fleet (or Fleet prison).n. The title given to the head of some colleges and schools, and to the superior of some conventual churches.n. In Connecticut boroughs, the chief executive officer of the municipal government; in a few Rhode Island towns, a judicial officer. In colonial times the name was sometimes used in place of fire-warden or fire-ward.n. A kind of pear, used chiefly for roasting or baking.