protectress

[proh-tek-tris]

noun

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

Origin of protectress

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

Usage note

See -ess.

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Examples from the Web for protectress

Historical Examples of protectress

If I am to act as your protectress I must know all you can tell me––all!
The Bondwoman
Marah Ellis Ryan
And what conceptions they were which the people formed of their protectress in heaven!
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Jacob Burckhardt
She was now the protectress and the consoler of a man she admired and revered.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866
Various
She felt herself to be our protectress, and was prepared to do battle in our behalf.
In the Eastern Seas
W.H.G. Kingston
She had apparently a vague idea that he had been unkind to her protectress, and that he was an enemy.
The Daughters of Danaus
Mona Caird