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Ciskeian (iou) and protector (medicine)


Ciskeian (iou)



Ciskeian noun & adjective. M20.
[from Ciskei (see below), from CIS- + Kei, a river in eastern South Africa, + -AN.]
(A native or inhabitant) of Ciskei, a former black African homeland and later National State within the Republic of South Africa.

protector (medicine)


protector


1. One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron. "For the world's protector shall be known." (Waller)

2. One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent. "Is it concluded he shall be protector !" (Shak)

3. 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. Lord Protector, the title of Oliver Cromwell as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth (1653-1658).

Origin: L., cf. F. Protecteur.

Source: Websters Dictionary