0 a woman who protects someone or something :
The room is devoted entirely to paintings of Siena's protectress, the Virgin Mary.
The little bird busied himself for some time with his broken wing, and at last he lay down, close to his protectress.
He spent the rest of his life in the home of a wealthy protectress.
She is the protectress of women in childbirth.
She is also a warrior goddess and the protectress of springs.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
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protectress