Definizione monolingua

protectorate

protectorate (plural protectorates)

1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
2. 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.
3. An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.

Definizione dizionario protectorate

protettorato

Altri significati:

An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.

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.

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

A political entity that formally agrees by treaty to enter into an unequal relationship with another, stronger state, called the protector, which engages to protect it against third parties, in exchange for which the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations, which may vary greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship. (source: Wikipedia)