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PROTECTORSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does protectorship mean?
• PROTECTORSHIP (noun)
The noun PROTECTORSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the position of protector
Familiarity information: PROTECTORSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of protector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("protectorship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
protector (a person who cares for persons or property)
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