Usually means: Institution for care and education.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. protectory: Merriam-Webster
  2. protectory: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. protectory: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Protectory, protectory: Wordnik
  5. protectory: Wiktionary
  6. protectory: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. protectory: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. protectory: Dictionary.com
  9. Protectory: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. protectory: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. protectory: Legal dictionary

(Note: See protectories as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (protectory)

noun:  A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children.
adjective:  Acting as a protector; protective.

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