PROTECTORATE


Meaning of PROTECTORATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtek-t(ə-)rət ]

noun

Date: 1692

1.

a. : government by a protector

b. capitalized : the government of England (1653-59) under the Cromwells

c. : the rank, office, or period of rule of a protector

2.

a. : the relationship of superior authority assumed by one power or state over a dependent one

b. : the dependent political unit or territory in such a relationship

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.