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Protectorate

prəˈtɛkt(ə)rət

Protectorate definitions
noun
protectorate protectorates
  1. a state that is controlled and protected by another

    "Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States"

    area of land area region enclave
    • the relationship between a protectorate and the state that controls it

      "a French protectorate had been established over Tunis"

  2. the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell