Protectorate Meaning
/pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounGovernment by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.
nounThe office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
Sentence Examples
Cyprus was a British protectorate.
The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the war, the defeated nation became a British ____, keeping its local ruler but following British foreign policy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The territory was placed under a British ____ in the nineteenth century and governed from London.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English protector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English protectorate From protector + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office).
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the war, the defeated nation became a British ____, keeping its local ruler but following British foreign policy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The territory was placed under a British ____ in the nineteenth century and governed from London.