Protector(n.) One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.
Protector(n.) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
Protector(n.) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.
Protectoral(a.) Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as, protectoral power.
Protectorate(n.) Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
Protectorate(n.) The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.
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