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(1):

(n.) Government by a protector; - applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Protectorate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/protectorate.html. 1828.
 
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