Proctectorate – Noun –  a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protectorate

Mina Loy Feminist Manifesto

The man who lives a life in which his activities conform to a social code which is protectorate of the feminine element—–is no longer masculine

What I understand about the passage now is that the feminine element is controlled by man.

0