wardenry

American  

[wawr-dn-ree] / ˈwɔr dn ri /

noun

plural

wardenries

1. the office, jurisdiction, or district of a warden.

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Etymology

Origin of wardenry

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at warden, -ry

Example Sentences

The appointment of his experienced rival to the wardenry of the middle marches, about five or six years after the battle of Dryffe Sands, made the cup of bitterness overflow.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various

He furnished his Government with a note of the “slaughters, stouthes, and reafes,” committed within his wardenry, which shows that the Scottish reivers were ever ready to make the most of their opportunities.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

By one of the revolutions, common in those days, Maxwell was soon after restored to the king's favour, in his turn, and obtained the wardenry of the west marches.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Sir Robert Cary, one of the most vigorous of the English wardens, was determined that hunting without leave should not be carried on in his wardenry.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

But this work of “dauntoning the thieves” was also occasionally undertaken by the wardens with considerable heartiness, more especially when dealing with unfortunate culprits from the opposite wardenry.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert