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[Fr. protect eur, from Lat. protectorem, acc us. of protector, from protect us, pa parret protego to protect (q. v.); Sp. & Port. protector; Ital. protettore.] I. Ord. Lang.: One who or that which protects, guards, shelters, or defends against danger, injury, hurt, or evil of any kind; a defender, a guardian, a supporter, an encourager, a patron. "Charles I., a protector of the arts." - Walpole : Anecdotes of Painting , vol. ii., ch. ii. IMG:content-1639.png:[blocks in formation]