PROTECTORATE
12 letters
16 Scrabble points
/pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/
Definition of PROTECTORATE
noun
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Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.
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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 but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
"Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914."
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An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
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Length
12 letters
Scrabble Score
16 points