Warren
Warren (wor"ren) , noun
[Old French waresne, warenne, garene, French garenne, from Old French warer, garer, to beware, to take care; of Teutonic origin; compare Old High German warōn (in comp.), Old Saxon warōn to take care, to observe, akin to English wary. r142. See Wary.]
1.
(a) (Eng Law) A place privileged, by prescription or grant the king, for keeping certain animals (as hares, conies, partridges, pheasants, etc.) called beasts and fowls of warren.
(b)
(Eng Law) A privilege which one has in his lands, by royal grant or prescription, of hunting and taking wild beasts and birds of warren, to the exclusion of any other person not entering by his permission. — Burrill
They wend both warren and in waste.
The warren is the next franchise in degree to the park; and a forest, which is the highest in dignity, comprehends a chase, a park, and a free warren.
2.
A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits.
3.
A place for keeping flash, in a river.