protectorate

noun (n)

1. a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty (noun.location)

   Sinonim: associated state

   Sumber: wordnet30

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

   Sumber: webster1913