para-

Prefix

idiomatic morpheme obsolete

(obsolete, not productive) to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from

Japanese Meaning

〜に対して守るための、あるいは避けるための / 防御、保護のための

The historian noted several para-amulets in the museum's collection that had once been used to shield villagers from pestilence.

歴史家は、かつて村人たちを疫病から守るために使われていた守りの護符を博物館の収蔵品の中にいくつか記録した。

Sense（1）

(obsolete, not productive) to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from