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protectorate

/pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tec-tor-ate
IPA
/pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Government 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.

British usage

noun

The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.

British usage

noun

The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.

noun

An autonomous state under protectorate.

noun

The office or position of protector (sense 5).

name

The British state from 1653 to 1659, under Oliver Cromwell and then Richard Cromwell.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Usage

Inflected Forms

protectorates (plural) the Protectorate (canonical)

Phrases

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Somali Coast Protectorate Lord Protector

Frequently Paired Words

Lord Protector Commonwealth of England[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms

regency Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Commonwealth associated state

Rhymes With

electorate directorate inspectorate

Questions

How do you pronounce protectorate?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/.
What does protectorate mean?
Government 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.
Where does protectorate come from?
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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