protectress

[ proh-tek-tris ]

/ proʊˈtɛk trɪs /

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a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1560–70; protect(o)r + -ess

See -ess.

How many prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings ascend daily to the throne of this our exalted and merciful protectress!
Mary, Help of Christians|Various
Lippo will find an affectionate protectress in her who will be able to appreciate his little-recognized virtues.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
Laideronnette kissed and embraced the good Fairy Protectress, and thanked her a thousand times for her great favours.
Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book|Edmund Dulac
He had lost the protectress of his youth, and, in the same day, he had recovered the guide and guardian of his childhood.
The Abbot|Sir Walter Scott

"Whatever the Grand Protectress vouchsafes to give us shall be cherished by the order," added Paul.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic