Protector

·noun One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.

II. Protector ·noun One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, ·etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.

III. Protector ·noun A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, ·etc.