protectory
an institution for the care of destitute or delinquent children.
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How to use protectory in a sentence
He received his education in a protectory where the good brothers were much too busy to observe which hand he used.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood BrounThe “institutions designated by law” for the reception of truants are chiefly the protectory and the Juvenile Asylum.
The Children of the Poor | Jacob A. RiisWhile Hyman was in the grammar grades, a brag pupil, Pasquale was in the protectory, a branded incorrigible.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for protectory
/ (prəˈtɛktərɪ) /
an institution for the care of homeless, delinquent, or destitute children
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