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12 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
originEtymology tree English protector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English protectorate From protector + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
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- corporate 13
- procreate 13
- protecter 13
- protector 13
- protract 12
- recarpet 12
- receptor 12
- rectorate 11
- caperer 11
- carport 11