n.

1. 攝政政體；攝政職位（或時期）
   The eldest son succeeded to the protectorate after his father died.

   他父親死後，長子繼承了攝政職位。

2. （強國對弱國的）保護關係
   This small country did not want to be a political orphan under a European protectorate.

   這個小國不願意當歐洲保護關係下的政治孤兒。

3. 受保護國；受保護領地[C]
   Aden is a former British protectorate.

   亞丁以前是英國的保護領地。

n.

1. a state that is controlled and protected by another.
   ▸the relationship between a state of this kind and the one that controls it.
2. (Protectorate) historical the position or period of office of a Protector.