PROTECTORS

Noun

protectors

plural of protector

Source: Wiktionary


PROTECTOR

Pro*tect"or, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: 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).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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