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protectorate

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pro·tec·tor·ate  (pr-tktr-t)
n.
1.
a. A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region.
b. The protected country or region.
2. Protectorate
a. The government, office, or term of a protector.
b. The government of England under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ruling as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
protectorate
Noun
1. a territory largely controlled by a stronger state
2. the office or term of office of a protector
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.protectorateprotectorate - 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
associated state
district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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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.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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