protectress
UK/pɹəˈtɛktɹɪs/
protectress noun: a female protector.
Noun
protectress (plural protectresses)
- A female protector.
- But consider, whether in the sacred promise to be not only a protectress, but a mother to this poor child, your purpose may meet the wishes of the noble knight your husband.1820, [Walter Scott], chapter I, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John...
- She left a daughter, who was adopted by Lady Evelyn, to share a like fate with her mother; for when I saw Lucy Aylmer, her protectress was dead, and she had returned to her father's house, with a pale cheek and languid step, which showed how little her heart was there.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 123
- Synonyms:
- protectrix
protectress meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
protectress in Tamil
- பாலினி
protectress in Urdu
- female protector
- ولیہ valīyā
protectress in Bengali
- একজন নারী রক্ষাকর্তা
Synonyms of protectress
Forms of protectress
| plural | protectresses |
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Origin of protectress
From protector + -ess.
Questions about protectress
- What does protectress mean?
- Protectress means a female protector.
- What is protectress in Tamil?
- Protectress in Tamil is பாலினி. See Protectress meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is protectress?
- Protectress is a noun.
- How do you pronounce protectress?
- Protectress is pronounced /pɹəˈtɛktɹɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of protectress?
- The plural of protectress is protectresses.
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