| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pro·tec·tor·ate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr -t k tr- t |
| NOUN: | 1a. A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region. b. The protected country or region. 2. Protectorate a. The government, office, or term of a protector. b. The government of England under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ruling as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
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