“protectory”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

protectory

释义

protectory, a. and n.|prəʊˈtɛktərɪ|
[As adj. ad. late L. prōtectōri-us of or belonging to the body-guard, f. prōtector (see protector and -ory²). As n. f. as protect v. + -ory¹: cf. refectory, reformatory, etc., and med.L. prōtectōri-um protectorship, n. use of neut. of prōtectōrius.]
A. adj. Having the quality of protecting; protective.
1658Cleveland Rustic Rampant Wks. (1687) 471 The King..sends his Letters Protectory to the Abbot in these Words.
B. n. R.C. Ch. An institution for the care and education of destitute or delinquent children.
1868[see quot. 1893].1885Pall Mall G. 10 Oct. 8/2 The cardinal was very active in..philanthropic work, having established protectories for destitute children [etc.].1888Hurlbert Ireland under Coercion (ed. 2) I. i. 42 The Catholic demand for the endowment of Catholic schools and protectories.1893Tablet 16 Sept. 450/2 The New York Catholic Protectory, founded in 1868.

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