Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
protectress .
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- noun archaic A
woman whoprotects ; aprotectress .
Etymologies
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Latin
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Examples
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In the de-structured, de-cultured universe of the expressionists, there was no place for Athena, whom the Secessionists had coopted from politics as the protectrix of their arts.
Cultural Hothouse Schorske, Carl E. 1975
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Surely, without any of my pleading, women will welcome their great and amiable protectrix, as by instinct.
The Works of Max Beerbohm Max Beerbohm 1914
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In folklore, the protectrix of Toulouse is La Reine Pedauque the Goose-foot Queen.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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In folklore, the protectrix of Toulouse is La Reine Pedauque the Goose-foot Queen.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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