English

Alternative forms

• protégé

Noun

protege ‎(plural proteges)

1. A person guided and protected by a more prominent person.

   His status as a protege of the great artist had many benefits, but was ultimately a burden.

Translations

Related terms

• protegee

See also

• ward

Latin

Verb

prōtege

1. second-person singular present active imperative of prōtegō

Portuguese

Verb

protege

1. third-person singular indicative present of proteger
2. second-person singular imperative of proteger

Spanish

Verb

protege

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of proteger.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of proteger.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of proteger.