Also warderess. [f. WARDER sb. + -ESS.] A female warder in a prison.
1878. E. C. Grenville-Murray, Russians To-day 87. A servant girl, who is committed for trial on a charge of thieving, often gets a smart flagellation or two at the hands of a stout-armed wardress.
1885. Standard, 28 Aug., 6/3. A Wardress of Millbank proved two previous convictions.
