PROTECTORATE


Meaning of PROTECTORATE in English

/ prəˈtektərət; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C ] a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country

—compare colony

2.

[ U ] the state or period of being controlled and protected by another country

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.