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A debt of mentorship you repay by becoming someone worth surpassing.
means A person whose career or development is guided and supported by an experienced, influential mentor.
from Straight from French protégé, the past participle of protéger, 'to protect' — which itself traces back to Latin protegere, literally 'to cover in front' (pro-, 'before' + tegere, 'to cover'). The same tegere gives us 'tegument' and is a cousin of 'toga,' that draped Roman covering. So a protégé is, at root, simply someone sheltered — held under the protective wing of another.
- french root
- From protéger, meaning to protect or shield
- feminine form
- Protégée keeps its accent and extra E
- the trap
- Best ones eventually eclipse their teachers
- power dynamic
- Implies a patron with influence to lend
alexander the great — protégé of aristotle, who tutored him from age 13 in macedon
napoleon bonaparte — protégé of paul barras during the french revolution, launched by him in 1793
oprah winfrey — protégé of baltimore news director john coleman, who gave her first on-air job in 1976