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Protectorate vs Governorate - What's the difference?

protectorate | governorate |

As nouns the difference between protectorate and governorate

is that protectorate is government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of england by oliver cromwell while governorate is the territory governed by a governor; a province.

protectorate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
  • 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.
  • An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.

    • References

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    governorate

    English

    (wikipedia governorate)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The territory governed by a governor; a province.

    • Usage notes

    Primarily used as translation of foreign terms, notably (etyl) of Imperial Russia and (etyl) (m) of Imperial Spain, among others.