protectorship
- 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
A feeling of protectorship, a faint consciousness of motherhood, gave her face an exquisite look of entreaty.
From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch
As she cried he experienced a new sympathy, a delightful sense of protectorship.
From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro
On their journey, the Roman envoys sent to assume the office of protectorship remonstrated with Philip.
From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin
However this may be, the woman's kin exercises, primâ facie, some kind of protectorship.
From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Thomas, Northcote Whitridge
