English dictionary

protectorate

/pr/@/'t/E/kt/@/r/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.location

Synonyms associated state

Source: WordNet 3.0
Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.

noun

Source: webster1913