protectorship
Example Sentences
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But by the time of Annie Leibovitz’s protectorship her self-image had changed.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 16, 2019
The German Empire had lost all of its Italian possessions, which were now grouped together into a Cisalpine Republic, under the protectorship of France.
From A Short History of Germany by Parmele, Mary Platt
A protectorship will be proposed within a week.”
From The Traitors by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
"Come, Juanita," Veneda said, slipping his arm through hers with the first real sign of protectorship he had shown, "this is no place for you; let me help you below."
From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell
As she cried he experienced a new sympathy, a delightful sense of protectorship.
From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro