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PROTECTORY
\pɹətˈɛktəɹˌi], \pɹətˈɛktəɹˌi], \p_ɹ_ə_t_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
Definitions of PROTECTORY
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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(Rom. Cath.).
Institution
for
care
of
destitute
or
vicious
children
. [
late
Latin
]
1919
- The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry
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