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protectorate [prəˈtɛktərɪt] n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a territory largely controlled by but not annexed to a stronger state b. the relation of a protecting state to its protected territory 2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office or period of office of a protector ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Richard was neither a republican nor a royalist; Richard allowed his guards to eat his dinner, and his generals to govern the republic; Richard abdicated the protectorate on the 22nd of April, 1659, more than a year ago, sire. It has often been a matter of regret with me; for, going back, perhaps, to the days of the Protectorate, those papers must have contained many references to forgotten or remembered men, and to antique customs, which would have affected me with the same pleasure as when I used to pick up Indian arrow-heads in the field near the Old Manse. |
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