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Protectorate
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See also: protectorate
English
Etymology
Proprialization from protectorate.
Proper noun
the Protectorate
- (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)
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