Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PROTECTING

PROTECT'ING, participle present tense Shielding from injury; defending; preserving in safety.

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PROTECTION

PROTEC'TION, noun The act of protecting; defense; shelter from evil; preservation from loss, injury or annoyance. We find protection under good laws and an upright administratio...

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PROTECTIVE

PROTECT'IVE, adjective Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.

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PROTECTOR

PROTECT'OR, noun One that defends or shields from injury, evil or oppression; a defender; a guardian. The king or sovereign is, or ought to be, the protector of the nation; the ...

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PROTECTORATE

PROTECT'ORATE, noun Government by a protector.

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PROTECTORSHIP

PROTECT'ORSHIP, noun The office of a protector or regent.

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PROTECTRESS

PROTECT'RESS, noun A woman or female that protects.

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PROTEND

PROTEND', verb transitive [Latin protendo; pro and tendo, to stretch.]To hold out; to stretch forth.With his protended lance he makes defense.

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PROTENDED

PROTEND'ED,, participle passive Reached or stretched forth.

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PROTENDING

PROTEND'ING, participle present tense Stretching forth.

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PROTENSE

PROTENSE, noun protens'. Extension. [Not used.]

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PROTERVITY

PROTERV'ITY, noun [Latin protervitas, from protervus; pro and torvus, crabbed.] Peevishness; petulance. [Little used.]

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PROTEST

PROTEST', verb intransitive [Latin protestor; pro and testor, to affirm it.]1. To affirm with solemnity; to make a solemn declaration of a fact or opinion; as, I protest to you,...

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PROTESTANT

PROT'ESTANT, adjective Pertaining to those who, at the reformation of religion, protested against a decree of Charles V. and the diet of Spires; pertaining to the adherents of L...

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PROTESTANTISM

PROT'ESTANTISM, noun The protestant religion.

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PROTESTANTLY

PROT'ESTANTLY, adverb In conformity to the protestants. [A very bad word and not used.]

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PROTESTATION

PROTESTA'TION, noun1. A solemn declaration of a fact, opinion or resolution.2. A solemn declaration of dissent; a protest; as the protestation of certain noblemen against an ord...

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PROTESTED

PROTEST'ED, participle passive Solemnly declared or alleged; declared against for non-acceptance or non-payment.

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PROTESTER

PROTEST'ER, noun One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration.1. One who protests a bill of exchange.

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PROTESTING

PROTEST'ING, participle present tense Solemnly declaring or affirming; declaring against for non-acceptance or non-payment.

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PROTEUS

PRO'TEUS, noun [Latin] In mythology, a marine deity, the son of Oceanus and Tethys, whose distinguishing characteristic was the faculty of assuming different shapes. Hence we de...

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PROTHESIS

PROTH'ESIS, noun [Gr.] In surgery, the addition of an artificial part to supply a defect of the body; as a wooden leg, etc.

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PROTHONOTARISHIP

PROTHON'OTARISHIP, noun The office of a prothonotary. [An awkward, harsh word and little used.]

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PROTHONOTARY

PROTHON'OTARY, noun [Low Latin protonotarius; Gr. first, and Latin notarius, a scribe.]1. Originally, the chief notary; and anciently, the title of the principal notaries of the...

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PROTOCOL

PRO'TOCOL, noun [Low Latin protocollum; Gr. first, and glue; so called perhaps from the gluing together of pieces of paper, or from the spreading of it on tablets. It was former...

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PROTOCOLIST

PRO'TOCOLIST, noun In Russia, a register or clerk.

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PROTOMARTYR

PRO'TOM'ARTYR, noun [Gr. first, and martyr.]1. The first martyr; a term applied to Stephen, the first christian martyr.2. The first who suffers or is sacrificed in any cause.