protectress

[ proh-tek-tris ]

/ proʊˈtɛk trɪs /

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 for protectress

See -ess.

Words nearby protectress

protective system, protective tariff, protector, protectorate, protectory, protectress, protégé, protégée, protei, proteid, protein

Example sentences from the Web for protectress

An image of the Virgin was washed ashore, to be the protectress of his chapel.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
What followed upon that was not communicated to her protectress, nor do I care to pry.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
Only after a while, in a few weeks, a new influence began to work upon Liz's protectress.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett
She was the protectress of young married people and infants, and so was worshipped especially by women.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8|Charles H. Sylvester

The Prince and his companion, therefore, determined immediately to join their protectress.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson

单词	protectress
释义	protectress [ proh-tek-tris ] / proʊˈtɛk trɪs / 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 for protectress See -ess. Words nearby protectress protective system, protective tariff, protector, protectorate, protectory, protectress, protégé, protégée, protei, proteid, protein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protectress An image of the Virgin was washed ashore, to be the protectress of his chapel. The Age of Erasmus\|P. S. Allen What followed upon that was not communicated to her protectress, nor do I care to pry. Rest Harrow\|Maurice Hewlett Only after a while, in a few weeks, a new influence began to work upon Liz's protectress. That Lass O' Lowrie's\|Frances Hodgson Burnett She was the protectress of young married people and infants, and so was worshipped especially by women. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8\|Charles H. Sylvester The Prince and his companion, therefore, determined immediately to join their protectress. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745\|Mrs. Thomson
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