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protector
English
Alternative forms
- protectour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, protector, from Latin pr?tector, from pr?teg? (“shield, protect”). Displaced native Old English ?es?ildend.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: pr?-t?k't?r, IPA(key): /p???t?kt?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /p???t?kt?/
- Rhymes: -?kt?(?)
- Hyphenation: pro?tec?tor
Noun
protector (plural protectors, feminine protectress or protectrix)
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
- 2005 January 3, Jon Huntsman Jr., quoted in “Highlights from Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s inauguration speech”, Deseret News, 4 January 2005:
- I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change.
- 2005 January 3, Jon Huntsman Jr., quoted in “Highlights from Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s inauguration speech”, Deseret News, 4 January 2005:
- A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
- One who prevents interference. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
- (Britain, historical) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
- (Roman Catholicism) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.
Synonyms
- guard
- sentry
Related terms
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pr?t?ctor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p?o.t?k?to/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?u.t?k?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /p?o.tek?to?/
Adjective
protector (feminine protectora, masculine plural protectors, feminine plural protectores)
- protective (serving to protect)
Noun
protector m (plural protectors, feminine protectora)
- protector (someone who protects or guards)
protector m (plural protectors)
- protector (a device or mechanism which is designed to protect)
Related terms
- protecció
- protegir
Further reading
- “protector” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “protector” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “protector” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “protector” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin pr?tector, from pr?teg? (“to shield, protect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
protector m (plural protectoren, diminutive protectortje n)
- A protector, guardian, regent etc.
- (rare) Title of certain orphanage governors
Synonyms
- behoeder m
- beschermer m
- beschermheer m
- protecteur m (close French cognate)
Derived terms
- lord-protector m
- protectorschap n
Related terms
- protectie
- protectoraat n
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pro??te?k.tor/, [p?o??t?e?kt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro?tek.tor/, [p???t??kt??r]
Noun
pr?t?ctor m (genitive pr?t?ct?ris); third declension
- protector (all senses)
- guardian; guard
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- protector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- protector in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- protector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Noun
protector m (plural protectores, feminine protectora, feminine plural protectoras)
- Superseded spelling of protetor. (superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and as an alternative spelling in Portugal.)
Adjective
protector m (feminine singular protectora, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras, comparable)
- Superseded spelling of protetor. (superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and as an alternative spelling in Portugal.)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pr?t?ctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?ote??to?/, [p?o.t?e???t?o?]
Adjective
protector (feminine protectora or protectriz, masculine plural protectores, feminine plural protectoras or protectrices)
- protective
Derived terms
- ángel protector
- cinta adhesiva protectora
Noun
protector m (plural protectores, feminine protectora or protectriz, feminine plural protectoras or protectrices)
- protector (someone who protects or guards)
Noun
protector m (plural protectores)
- protector (a device or mechanism which is designed to protect)
Related terms
Further reading
- “protector” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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asylum
English
Etymology
From Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ásulon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??sa?l?m/
Noun
asylum (plural asylums or asyla)
- A place of safety.
- The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
- (dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
Synonyms
- sanctuary
- shelter
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- refugee
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (ásulon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a?sy?.lum/, [ä?s?y??????]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a?si.lum/, [??s?i?lum]
Noun
as?lum n (genitive as?l?); second declension
- asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
References
- asylum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asylum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- asylum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- asylum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- asylum in Samuel Ball Platner (1929) , Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
- asylum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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