Both Uses of
protégé
in
The Idiot
- My dears, you imagined, I believe, that you were about to patronize this young gentleman, like some poor protege picked up somewhere, and taken under your magnificent protection.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- Many books and translations were dedicated to her by her proteges, and a few of these talented individuals had published some of their own letters to her, upon very weighty subjects.†
Chpt 4.6
Definition:
someone who receives help in their career from a more experienced or influential mentor or patron