Protected

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

protected
    adj 1: kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the
           most protected spot I could find" [ant: {unprotected}]
    2: guarded from injury or destruction [syn: {protected},
       {saved}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Protect \Pro*tect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protected}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Protecting}.] [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere,
   literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover.
   See {Tegument}.]
   To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to
   guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his
   children.
   [1913 Webster]

         The gods of Greece protect you!          --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To guard; shield; preserve. See {Defend}.
        [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

34 Moby Thesaurus words for "protected":
      armed, cloaked, conserved, copyrighted, covered, defended, guarded,
      immune, immunized, insured, intact, invulnerable, kept, patented,
      policed, preserved, safe, safe and sound, safeguarded, saved,
      screened, secure, sheltered, shielded, spared, undamaged, unharmed,
      unhurt, unscathed, unspoiled, untainted, unthreatened, untouched,
      well-conserved