Protectory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protectory is a noun meaning A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children.
Meaning
A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children.
More Meanings
- Acting as a protector; protective.
Example Sentences
Thus, in its work with destitute children, the protectory did everything it could to keep families together.
The fourth chapter is devoted to steady-state protectory systems that counteract ozone and other reactive oxygen species.
Further, serotonin itself (Roshchina 2001a) and its derivatives, such as melatonin (Posmyk and Janas 2009), may also play a protectory role as antioxidants in various plants.
An expression of the rise of twentieth-century Jewish ethnic politics, the tenacious commitment Marshall displayed on behalf of a project like the protectory has been unjustifiably ignored by historical scholarship.
Word Forms
- protectories
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orphanry, protectee, pupil, protectress, orphanet, patronage.
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