protectress

protectress
/proh tek"tris/, n.
a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector.
[1560-70; PROTECT(O)R + -ESS]
Usage. See -ess.

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  • protectress — noun Date: 1570 a woman who is a protector …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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