Church"ward`en (?), n.
1.
One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.
2.
A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube.
[Slang, Eng.]
There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens.
W. Black.
© Webster 1913.