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vita
20-09-21, 10:55
Can anyone pse tell me if the title 'Warden' in 1603 could have meant anything
other than a churchwarden ?
Phoenix
20-09-21, 11:38
In conection with anything in particular?

There was the Warden of the Guards, Warden of the Cinque Ports etc, It's the same root as guardian, so suggests someone in charge of something with responsibility for safeguarding it.
vita
20-09-21, 12:41
In conection with anything in particular?

There was the Warden of the Guards, Warden of the Cinque Ports etc, It's the same root as guardian, so suggests someone in charge of something with responsibility for safeguarding it.

Thanks,Phoenix - shortly after posting I found a ref to someone else being a warden in the same company, so it seems you're right.
Janet
23-09-21, 04:47
[...]It's the same root as guardian, so suggests someone in charge of something with responsibility for safeguarding it.

Good grief. That link had never occurred to me. :rolleyes: Thanks, Phoenix.