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See also: protectorate

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Etymology

Proprialization from protectorate.

Proper noun

the Protectorate

  1. (historical) The British state from 1653 to 1659, under Oliver Cromwell and then Richard Cromwell.
    Synonyms: Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; Commonwealth
    Holonym: Interregnum
    Coordinate term: Commonwealth of England (sometimes loosely synonymous)