Definition of Protectorates

1. Noun. (plural of protectorate) ¹

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Definition of Protectorates

1. protectorate [n] - See also: protectorate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Protectorates

protective
protective(p)
protective coloration
protective cover
protective covering
protective embankment
protective fold
protective garment
protective tariff
protectively
protectiveness
protectivity
protector
protectoral
protectorate
protectorates (current term)
protectorial
protectories
protectorless
protectors
protectorship
protectorships
protectory
protectour
protectress
protectresses
protects
protege
protegee
protegees

Literary usage of Protectorates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Constitutional Law of England by Edward Wavell Ridges (1915)
"British protectorates. Nature of British protectorates.—protectorates differ from colonies in that they do not form an integral portion of ..."

2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"protectorates of this kind are in many cases, although not necessarily, ... Examples of such protectorates out an^the^frT ^ French over Tunis and Morocco, ..."

3. International Law by George Grafton Wilson (1922)
"LEGAL PERSONS HAVING QUALIFIED STATUS 26. protectorates ... In many instances protectorates easily pass into colonies, as in the case of Madagascar, ..."

4. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1907)
"The forms of government employed for Crown colonies and protectorates are largely the same, and they are dealt with by the same department of the central ..."

5. The Government of India: Being a Digest of the Statute Law Relating Thereto by Courtenay Ilbert (1898)
"Jurisdiction in African protectorates. Thus, the assumption of an exclusive protectorate seems to imply the exercise of jurisdiction over foreigners and the ..."

6. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies by Charles Prestwood Lucas (1894)
"THE NIGER protectorates. IN the foregoing pages some account has been given of the CHAPTER four British Crown Colonies upon the West Coast of Africa, ..."

7. International Law by George Grafton Wilson (1922)
"In many instances protectorates easily pass into colonies, as in the case of Madagascar, which Great Britain recognized as under French protection in 1890, ..."

8. International Law by John Westlake (1910)
"Colonial protectorates. It will have been observed that Art. 34 of the Berlin ... The draft prepared by a committee included protectorates in Art. 35 also, ..."

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