protectio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prōtectĭo, ōnis, f. [protego],

a covering over; trop., a protecting , protection (postclass.): fidei, Tert. Fug. in Persec. 2: armorum, Ambros. Serm. 8: Dei, Vulg. Psa. 90, 1.