--Protectorate and Protection--

A protectorate, in international law, is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity, in exchange for which the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations, which may vary greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship. However, it retains sufficient measure of sovereignty and remains a state under international law.
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French protectorates
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• Saar (1947-1956), not colonial or amical, but a former part of Germany that would by referendum return to it, in fact a re-edition of a former League of Nations mandate. Most French protectorates were colonial:

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Asia

• Present India: Arkat (Arcot/Carnatic) was 1692 - 1750 a French protectorate until 1763 independence recognized under British protectorate.
• French Indochina until 1953/54:
• Cambodia 11 August 1863
• Annam and Tonkin 6 June 1884
• Laos 3 October 1893

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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate

~http://www.yourdictionary.com/protectorate#usage

~http://www.thefreedictionary.com/protectorate