protégé: Meaning and Definition of

pro•té•gé

Pronunciation: (prō'tu-zhā", prō"tu-zhā'), [key]
— n.
  1. a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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