покровительство

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покрови́тельство (pokrovítelʹstvon inan (genitive покрови́тельства, uncountable)

  1. patronage, protection
    под покрови́тельством
    pod pokrovítelʹstvom
    under the patronage/protection
    • 1834, Александр Пушкин, Кирджали; English translation from Thomas Keane, transl., Kirdjali, 1916:
      Около шестисот арнаутов рассыпались по Бессарабии; не ведая, чем себя прокормить, они всё ж были благодарны России за её покровительство.
      Okolo šestisot arnautov rassypalisʹ po Bessarabii; ne vedaja, čem sebja prokormitʹ, oni vsjo ž byli blagodarny Rossii za jejó pokrovitelʹstvo.
      About six hundred Arnouts were dispersed throughout Bessarabia; and though not knowing how to support themselves, they were yet grateful to Russia for her protection.

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