PROTECTORATE


Meaning of PROTECTORATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prəˈtektərɪt ]

n. 1 a a State that is controlled and protected by another. b such a relation of one State to another. 2 hist. a the office of the protector of a kingdom or State. b the period of this, esp. in England under the Cromwells 1653-59.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.