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  • noun Alternative spelling of protégée.

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  • noun a woman protege

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Examples

  • As she was leaving the Rostovs she called her protegee aside.

    War and Peace Leo Tolstoy 1869

  • Silvia to speak to M. Lani in favour of our 'protegee', Silvia said that it was a much better plan than to solicit a miserable pension which, perhaps, would not be granted.

    Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 06: Paris Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • Silvia to speak to M. Lani in favour of our 'protegee', Silvia said that it was a much better plan than to solicit a miserable pension which, perhaps, would not be granted.

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • And the young woman that's her protegee is a positive genius with 'em; she'll be a fine children's doctor in time. "

    The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

  • Palin, who helped put the Tea Party on the map, and her protegee O'Donnell, best personify the new breed of Republican: charming, attractive, angry non-intellects who mock education, science and logic, while claiming "I am you" in an effort to identify with average voters.

    Andy Ostroy: The Midterms: It's the Stupidity , Stupid Andy Ostroy 2010

  • Palin, who helped put the Tea Party on the map, and her protegee O'Donnell, best personify the new breed of Republican: charming, attractive, angry non-intellects who mock education, science and logic, while claiming "I am you" in an effort to identify with average voters.

    Andy Ostroy: The Midterms: It's the Stupidity , Stupid Andy Ostroy 2010

  • On Thursday, tabla player Suphala -- a one-time protegee of Zakir Hussain's -- will bring her distinctive style to the club.

    Maximum India at the Kennedy Center: What to see this week 2011

  • Palin, who helped put the Tea Party on the map, and her protegee O'Donnell, best personify the new breed of Republican: charming, attractive, angry non-intellects who mock education, science and logic, while claiming "I am you" in an effort to identify with average voters.

    Andy Ostroy: The Midterms: It's the Stupidity , Stupid Andy Ostroy 2010

  • Palin, who helped put the Tea Party on the map, and her protegee O'Donnell, best personify the new breed of Republican: charming, attractive, angry non-intellects who mock education, science and logic, while claiming "I am you" in an effort to identify with average voters.

    Andy Ostroy: The Midterms: It's the Stupidity , Stupid Andy Ostroy 2010

  • Palin, who helped put the Tea Party on the map, and her protegee O'Donnell, best personify the new breed of Republican: charming, attractive, angry non-intellects who mock education, science and logic, while claiming "I am you" in an effort to identify with average voters.

    Andy Ostroy: The Midterms: It's the Stupidity , Stupid Andy Ostroy 2010

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