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protectoral

protectoral adjective: of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial.

Adjective

protectoral (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial.
    • protectoral power
    Synonyms:
    protectorian

Synonyms of protectoral

Origin of protectoral

From protector + -al.

Questions about protectoral

What does protectoral mean?
Protectoral means of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial.
What part of speech is protectoral?
Protectoral is an adjective.

Words near protectoral in the dictionary

  1. Protectograph
  2. Protectographs
  3. protectope
  4. protectopes
  5. protector
  6. protectoral
  7. protectorate
  8. Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
  9. protectorates
  10. protectoress
  11. protectorial

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