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protégée

/ˈpɹɒtəʒeɪ/ UK
/ˈpɹoʊtəʒeɪ/ US

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Borrowed from French protégée.

noun protégées

A female protégé. The Admiral delighted in the boy, Mrs. Crawford doted on the girl; and it was the lady's death which now obliged her protegée, after some months' further trial at her uncle's house, to find another home.

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"protégée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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protégée. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e

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"protégée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e.

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@misc{prote_ge_e_2026,
  title = {protégée},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}