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    Pro·tec·tor·ate
    /prəˈtekt(ə)rət/

    noun

    • 1. a state that is controlled and protected by another: "Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States"
    • 2. the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell. historical