单词 | protectory |
释义 | protectoryn. An institution for the care and education of destitute or delinquent children.The word was used in the names of several institutions of this kind founded and run by the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [noun] > for orphans or children conservatory1620 orphanotrophium1673 orphan house1711 orphanotrophy1727 orphan hospital1736 foundling-house1750 foundling-hospital1756 orphan asylum1806 children's home1839 orphanage1865 protectory1865 orphanry1869 police orphanage1872 Pestalozzi children's village1946 1865 N.-Y. Times 24 July 4/2 The corner-stone of the new Protectory for Destitute Catholic Children was laid at Westchester Village yesterday, by Archbishop McClosky. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Oct. 8/2 The cardinal was very active in..philanthropic work, having established protectories for destitute children [etc.]. 1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 157 15/1 A much larger proportion of boys and girls are confined in separate institutions, known variously as houses of refuge, protectories, State schools for boys or girls, as the case may be. 1955 V. Nabokov Lolita II. i. 17 Those admirable girls' protectories where you knit things, and sing hymns, and have rancid pancakes on Sundays. 1986 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 17 May 5/6 Boys Town, founded by Flanagan in 1922, is an internationally known protectory for abused, neglected, underprivileged youth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). protectoryadj. Having the quality of affording protection; protective. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] > affording protection or defence defendantc1330 defensivea1400 defensory1552 fensive1582 protectingc1595 defensative1596 secureful1598 fenceful1616 friendly1628 protective1653 protectory1654 screening?a1656 protectant1670 warding1697 safeguard1822 shielding1851 cushioning1887 tutorial1898 1654 J. Cleveland Idol of Clownes (new ed.) 97 The King..sends his Letters protectory to the Abbot in these words. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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