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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTECTORY

protectory  [prəˈtɛktərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTECTORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protectory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTECTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Protectory

{{{{{1}}} date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}} A protectory is a Roman Catholic institution for the shelter and training of the young, designed to afford neglected or abandoned children shelter, food, raiment and the rudiments of an education in religion, morals, science and manual training or industrial pursuits. Institutions of this character are to be found in most of the dioceses of the United States. They are usually open to the reception of juvenile delinquents, who, under the better ideas now obtaining in criminal procedure, are committed by the courts, especially by Juvenile Courts, to educational rather than to penal institutions.

Definition of protectory in the English dictionary

The definition of protectory in the dictionary is an institution for the care of homeless, delinquent, or destitute children.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTECTORY


contradictory
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ
correctory
kəˈrɛktərɪ
dejectory
dɪˈdʒɛktərɪ
directory
dɪˈrɛktərɪ
factory
ˈfæktərɪ
insectary
ɪnˈsɛktərɪ
introductory
ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ
manufactory
ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ
nectary
ˈnɛktərɪ
olfactory
ɒlˈfæktərɪ
perfunctory
pəˈfʌŋktərɪ
rectory
ˈrɛktərɪ
refectory
rɪˈfɛktərɪ
refractory
rɪˈfræktərɪ
satisfactory
ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ
sectary
ˈsɛktərɪ
self-contradictory
ˌselfkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ
trajectory
trəˈdʒɛktərɪ
unsatisfactory
ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktərɪ
victory
ˈvɪktərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTECTORY

protection racket
protection ratio
protectionism
protectionist
protective
protective coloration
protective custody
protective tariff
protectively
protectiveness
protector
protectoral
protectorate
protectorial
protectories
protectorless
protectorship
protectress
protectrices
protectrix

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTECTORY

bomb factory
canning factory
dairy factory
data directory
dissatisfactory
engineering factory
ex-directory
fish factory
glass factory
glove factory
history
moral victory
munitions factory
ordnance factory
Pyrrhic victory
silk factory
street directory
sugar factory
telephone directory
the Directory
web directory

Synonyms and antonyms of protectory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «protectory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTECTORY

Find out the translation of protectory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of protectory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protectory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

protectory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Protectory
570 millions of speakers

English

protectory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

protectory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

protectory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

protectory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protectory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

protectory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

protectory
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perlindungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

protectory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

protectory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

protectory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nglindhungi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

protectory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

protectory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संरक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

protectory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protectory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

protectory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

protectory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

protectory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

protectory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

protectory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protectory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protectory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protectory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTECTORY»

The term «protectory» is used very little and occupies the 152.075 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTECTORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «protectory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «protectory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protectory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTECTORY»

Discover the use of protectory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protectory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New York Catholic Protectory: Charter and Laws
Includes charter and laws passed by the state of New York between the years 1863 and 1875 to incorporate and govern "The Society for the Protection of Destitute Roman Catholic Children in the City of New York."
New York (State), 1889
2
Building the Invisible Orphanage: A Prehistory of the ...
out on indenture on western farms and ranches, and then oversee their conduct and care after they had left its custody.40 The protectory never established its little orphanage on the prairie, but by the mid-1870s its managers were again ...
Matthew A. CRENSON, Matthew A Crenson, 2009
3
Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the ...
Thus, in its work with destitute children, the protectory did everything it could to keep families together.45 When it was deemed necessary, by the protectory or by the parents themselves, that a child should be removed from home, it was ...
Stephen O'Connor, 2004
4
Statement of the New York Catholic Protectory: In Reference ...
Petitions the New York State Legislature to pass Assembly Bill No. 894, which provides that a pro rata share of educational money already paid to corporate schools through New York City's Board of Education should be offered to the New York ...
New York Catholic Protectory, Henry L. Hoguet, 1889
5
Louis Marshall and the Rise of Jewish Ethnicity in America: ...
the shame of watching dozens of Iewish juvenile delinquents being sent to Ran— dall's Island or the Catholic Protectory, and also self—interest. “Who do you think will be charged with this criminality?” he asked Isaac Guggenheim, implying ...
M. M. Silver, 2013
6
Harry, Tom, and Father Rice: Accusation and Betrayal in ...
Protectory Place, in the thirties a narrow brick and cobblestone street, was now a ribbon of smooth concrete pitching slightly uphill to the north. Halfway up the block, Quinn said, “Here,” nodding toward a large empty lot on the right side of the ...
John Hoerr, 2007
7
The Poor Belong to Us: Catholic charities and American welfare
The Protectory occupied 144 acres in Westchester County and was intended to shelter both destitute and delinquent boys and girls.20 In 1865 the legislature approved a grant of $50,000 for the Protectory building fund, and the Society for ...
Dorothy M. BROWN, Elizabeth McKeown, Dorothy M Brown, 2009
8
Children and Youth in America: 1600-1865
The Protectory was founded by Catholic laymen in 1863 and administered by the Christian Brothers. By 1884 this institution held thirteen hundred children. 1 . "An impulse of true charity" Levi Silliman Ives, "The Protection of Destitute Catholic ...
Robert Hamlett Bremner, 1970
9
The Rotarian
If the boy simply will not react favorably to these influences, is absolutely obstinate in his incorrigibility, if on release from the protectory he insists on returning to his evil ways, he may as a last resort be sent to the House of Refuge, an institution ...
10
Children and Youth in America: A Documentary History
The New York Catholic Protectory, 1876 William P. Letchworth, "Orphan Asylums and Other Institutions for the Care of Children," in Ninth Annual Report of the New York State Board of Charities (Albany, 1876), pp. 264-274. The Protectory ...
Robert Hamlett Bremner, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTECTORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protectory is used in the context of the following news items.
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$2,450.00 Lg pro lite muy poco uso ,lo uso mi hermana muy poco tiempo con protector ,tiene caja,manuales,usb,cubo ,protectory celular con estetica de 10 libre ... «Mi Morelia.com, Jun 15»
2
Annual Sing Sing prison event honors guard John Hartye and police …
Each was a Sing Sing repeat customer, with criminal records dating to adolescence and stints in the Catholic Protectory and Elmira Reformatory. Parole was a ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
3
Coroner's office: Woman, 90, dies 9 days after Route 30 crash in …
The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. near Route 30's intersection with Beaver Creek Road and Protectory Road in Paradise Township. A helicopter has been ... «York Dispatch, Apr 15»
4
Coroner: Man dies after Route 30 crash in York County
The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. near Route 30's intersection with Beaver Creek Road and Protectory Road in Paradise Township. A helicopter has been ... «York Dispatch, Apr 15»
5
My Irish grandfather went from poverty to a dangerous orphanage …
My grandfather Allie Gorman often spoke of the Protectory or “the orphanage” where he spent time as a teen. It seems no one thought to ask, “If your father and ... «IrishCentral, Mar 15»
6
Allegheny County sheriff's deputy halts mugging attempt, arrests …
Tyson is a suspect in a mugging earlier Monday on Centre Avenue near Protectory Place in Uptown. In that case, a man in his 20s said he was walking down the ... «Tribune-Review, Feb 15»
7
How Wilkes-Barre got its hyphen
In Wilkes-Barre, festivities began at noon when the CTAU convention parade stepped off, led by the 75-piece Catholic Protectory Band of New York City, the first ... «Citizens Voice, Jan 15»
8
Charles Lindbergh, a Brooklyn Irish lawyer, and a 16-year-old …
I grew up hearing stories about my grandfather spending time at the Protectory, an orphanage in the Bronx, NY. Not long ago I found my grandfather's Protectory ... «IrishCentral, Nov 14»
9
Israel domina el conflicto en Gaza por su poderío en cohetes
Hasta el momento, 130 palestinos han fallecido desde el inicio de la operación Margen Protectory otros 926 han resultado heridos. En total, siete israelíes, tres ... «El Observador, Jul 14»
10
The Missing Marker
The Atlantic City team played at Bachrach Park; the New York teams played at Catholic Protectory Oval and at Dyckman Oval; and the Philadelphia team played ... «Harrisburgmagazine, Mar 14»

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