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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protector \Pro*tect"or\, n. [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 ! --Shak.
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).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
protector
n : a person who cares for persons or property [syn: {defender},
{guardian}]
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