Found 3 items, similar to protectorate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: protectorate protektorat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: protectorate protectorate n : 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 [syn: associated state]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Protectorate Protectorate \Pro*tect"or*ate\, n. [Cf. F. protectorat.] 1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell. [1913 Webster] 2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs. [1913 Webster]