protector

 
Pronunciation: /prəˈtɛktə/

noun

  • 1a person or thing that protects someone or something: a man who became her protector, adviser, and friend ear protectors
  • 2 (usually Protector) historical a regent in charge of a kingdom during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the sovereign: the King’s uncle became Protector
  • (also Lord Protector of the Commonwealth) the title of the head of state in England during the later period of the Commonwealth between 1653 and 1659, first Oliver Cromwell (1653-8), then his son Richard (1658-9).

Derivatives

protectoral

adjective

protectorship

noun

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