protector
noun
a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
protectorship
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a word derived from
protector.
Example Sentences
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But by the time of Annie Leibovitz’s protectorship her self-image had changed.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2019
"Come, Juanita," Veneda said, slipping his arm through hers with the first real sign of protectorship he had shown, "this is no place for you; let me help you below."
From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Guy Newell Boothby
The German Empire had lost all of its Italian possessions, which were now grouped together into a Cisalpine Republic, under the protectorship of France.
From A Short History of Germany by Mary Platt Parmele
A protectorship will be proposed within a week.”
From The Traitors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
York after a struggle secured the protectorship, and for the next year ruled England.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
