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protector noun

  /pɹəˈtɛktə/ , /pɹəˈtɛktɚ/
  • Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
 protettore, protettrice
  • A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
 protettore

protectorate noun

  /pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/
  • Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.
  • The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
  • An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.
 protettorato
surge protector
scaricatore
mattress protector
coprimaterasso
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