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protector |
2 definitions found 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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