protectrice
/ˌprəʊtɛkˈtriːs/ /prəˈtɛktrɪs/Now rare
noun
= protectress.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. From post-classical Latin protectrix protectrix: see -trice; subsequently reinforced by Middle French, French protectrice, feminine form corresponding to protecteur.
- painstaking
- painstakingly
- painstakingness
- painsworthy
- paint
- paintability
- paintable
- paint a picture of
- paintball
- paintballer
- paintballing
- paintbox
- paint-bridge
- paintbrush
- paint-burner
- paint-by-numbers
- paint card
- paint chip
- painted bat
- painted beauty
- Painted Chamber
- painted cloth
- Painted Desert
- painted duck
- painted finch