protectorate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for protectorate

protectorate 🔊 /pɹʌtɛˈktɚʌt/

protectorate : ආරක්ෂිත රාජ්‍යය

protectorate : ආරක්ෂිත ප්‍රදේශය

protectorate : ආරක්ෂිතය

protectorate definition

Noun.

  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.