Protectorate Definition

prə-tĕktər-ĭt
protectorates
noun
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Government by a protector.
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The relation of a strong state to a weaker state under its control and protection.
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The office or term of office of a protector.
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A state or territory so controlled and protected.
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The government of England under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard (1653-59)
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Noun

Singular:
protectorate
Plural:
protectorates

Protectorate Sentence Examples

  • During Somerset's protectorate he entered public life and was made a secretary of state, being sent on an important diplomatic mission to Brussels.

  • Protectorate, issued by the Colonial Office, London.

  • This donation of Pippin in 756 confirmed the papal see in the protectorate of the Italic party, and conferred upon it sovereign rights.

  • Revoil, had (1878-1881) made three journeys in the north-east corner of the protectorate, especially in the Darror valley.

  • A little south is the mouth of the Darror, a usually dry watercourse with a length of over 200 m., which rises, as the Gebi, in the north-east of the British protectorate.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

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ETEATE

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