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protectorate
noun
- government by a protector
- the office or term of office of a protector
- the relation of a strong state to a weaker state under its control and protection
- a state or territory so controlled and protected
- the government of England under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard (1653-59)
See protectorate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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