protector

protector is a Noun

Definition:

[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 (Eng. Hist.), the title of Oliver Cromwell as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth (1653-1658).