protectorate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
protectorate/prəˈtektərət/
▶noun
- 1 a state that is controlled and protected by another.
■ the relationship between a state of this kind and the one that controls it.
- 2 (Protectorate) historical the position or period of office of a Protector.
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