protectorship noun. [prǝ'tɛktǝʃɪp] Also Protectorship. LME.
[formed as PROTECTORATE + -SHIP.]
1. Hist. = PROTECTORATE 1; rare (with possess. adjective, as your protectorship etc.) a title of respect given to a protector. LME.

2. The position, character, or function of a protector; guardianship, patronage. L16.

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