Protectress
[prә'tektris]
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Protectrix
Typist: Vern
Examples
- To hear her speak of you, her protectress, her mother, would bring tears to the eyes of ogres. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It were not fit I should do so, answered Rebecca, with proud humility, where my society might be held a disgrace to my protectress. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Why, my little Lady Protectress, said he, playfully, what is this you say? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Vern