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Protectorate

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Word	Definition
guardianshipnoun	The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
trusteeshipnoun	(law) Office or function of a trustee.
protectionnoun	The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
sanctuarynoun	A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
bechuanalandnoun	(historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana.
dominionnoun	Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
possessionnoun	Something that is owned.
territorynoun	A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
mandatenoun	An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
dependencynoun	A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
colonynoun	A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
tributarynoun	(hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
satrapynoun	(historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).
wardnoun	Protection, defence.
enclavenoun	A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
fiefnoun	(law, historical) Land held of a superior, particularly on condition of homage, fealty, and personal service, especially military service.
vassalnoun	(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
clientnoun	A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
satellitenoun	A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
outpostnoun	An outlying settlement.