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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.
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.Definition 2024
protector
protector
English
Alternative forms
- protectour (obsolete)
Noun
protector (plural protectors)
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
- A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
- One who prevents interference.
- A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
- Jon Huntsman, Jr.
- I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change.
- Jon Huntsman, Jr.
- (Britain, historical) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (Roman Catholic) 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.
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someone who protects or guards
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a mechanism which is designed to protect
Catalan
Adjective
protector m (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectors, feminine plural protectores)
Noun
protector m (plural protectors)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin prōtector, from prōtegō (“to shield, protect”).
Noun
protector m (plural protectoren, diminutive protectortje n)
Synonyms
- behoeder m
- beschermer m
- beschermheer m
- protecteur m (close French cognate)
Derived terms
- lord-protector m
- protectorschap n
Related terms
- protectie
- protectoraat n
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈtek.tor/, [proːˈtɛk.tɔr]
Noun
prōtector m (genitive prōtectōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōtector | prōtectōrēs |
| genitive | prōtectōris | prōtectōrum |
| dative | prōtectōrī | prōtectōribus |
| accusative | prōtectōrem | prōtectōrēs |
| ablative | prōtectōre | prōtectōribus |
| vocative | prōtector | prōtectōrēs |
Descendants
- Russian: протектор (protektor)
References
- protector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- PROTECTOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “protector”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Spanish
Adjective
protector m (feminine singular protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras) or protector m (feminine singular protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)
Noun
protector m (plural protectores, feminine protectora) or protector m (feminine singular protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectrices)
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