"protectee" meaning in English

See protectee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: protectees [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English protect English -ee English protectee From protect + -ee. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|protect|-ee<id:object of action>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English protect English -ee English protectee From protect + -ee. Head templates: {{en-noun}} protectee (plural protectees)
  1. One who is being protected.
    Sense id: en-protectee-en-noun-07d4EiiY Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee (object of action), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee (object of action): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. One who is being protected.
    One who is under official protection.
    Sense id: en-protectee-en-noun-sKIPpaah Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee (object of action), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee (object of action): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 37 63

Inflected forms

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