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protectresses

protectresses is the plural of protectress.

Meaning of protectress

Noun

protectress (plural protectresses)

  1. 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...
    Synonyms:
    protectrix

Questions about protectresses

What is protectresses the plural of?
Protectresses is the plural of protectress.

Words near protectresses in the dictionary

  1. protectotype
  2. protectotypes
  3. protectour
  4. protectours
  5. protectress
  6. protectresses
  7. protectrices
  8. protectrix
  9. protects
  10. protege
  11. protegee

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