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Protectorate
prəˈtɛkt(ə)rət
Protectorate definitions
noun
protectorate
protectorates
- a state that is controlled and protected by another
"Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States"
- the relationship between a protectorate and the state that controls it
"a French protectorate had been established over Tunis"
- the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell