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Webster 1913 Edition

Protector

Pro-tect′or

,
Noun.
[L.: cf. F.
protecteur
.]
1.
One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.
For the world’s
protector
shall be known.
Waller.
2.
(Eng. Hist.)
One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
Is it concluded he shall be
protector
!
Shakespeare
3.
(R. C. Ch.)
A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.
Lord Protector
(Eng. Hist.)
,
the title of Oliver Cromwell as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth (1653-1658).

Webster 1828 Edition

Protector

PROTECT'OR

,
Noun.
One that defends or shields from injury, evil or oppression; a defender; a guardian. The king or sovereign is, or ought to be, the protector of the nation; the husband is the protector of his wife, and the father of his children.
1.
In England, one who formerly had the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent. Cromwell assumed the title of lord Protector.
2.
In catholic countries, every nation and every religious order has a protector residing at Rome. He is a cardinal, and called cardinal protector.

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