protectorate

1. 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

   Synonymsassociated state

   Broaderdistrict

Other forms of protectorate

plural

protectorates·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about protectorate

What does protectorate mean?

protectorate means "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".

How many syllables are in protectorate?

protectorate has 4 syllables: pro-tec-to-rate. The stress falls on "tec". In IPA it is /pɹəˈtɛktɚət/.

What is another word for protectorate?

Close synonyms include associated state. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is protectorate a common word?

protectorate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.