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1. (n.) protectorate
the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls.
2. protectorate
a state or territory so protected.
3. protectorate
the office, or the term of office, of a protector.
4. protectorate
the government of a protector.
5. protectorate
(cap.) the period (1653–59) when the Cromwells governed England.
Etymology: (1685–95)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) protectorate, associated state
a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) protectorate
government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell
2. (noun) protectorate
the authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs
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