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Protection vs Chaperonage - What's the difference?

protection | chaperonage |

As nouns the difference between protection and chaperonage

is that protection is the process of keeping (something or someone) safe while chaperonage is the state of being a chaperon.

protection

English

Noun

  • The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
  • :
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  • *:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection . ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
  • The state of being safe.
  • A means of keeping or remaining safe.
  • A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
  • (lb) Coverage.
  • Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
  • (lb) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
  • (lb) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

    • Derived terms

    * autoprotection * heteroprotection * protection course * protection money * protection racket

    Related terms

    * protect

    See also

    * be prepared ----

    chaperonage

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being a chaperon
  • The protection offered by a chaperon

    • Quotations

    *1863 Caroline Sheridan Norton, Elizabeth Sarah Norton - Lost and Saved *:Sara, the successor to Helen Wollingham in her maternal chaperonage , and infinitely pleasanter to chaperon, since she combined the family beauty with a spirit of gaiety . . . *1860 Miriam (Coles) Harris - Rutledge *:I had seen her at dinner more than once, when she had dined with us, and gone to the opera under my aunt's chaperonage .