Word of the day: rump state

The word of the day is rump state:

A rump state is the remnant of a once-larger government.

(http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/rump+state)

"Incoming Manchu forces seized Beijing in 1644, beginning a new dynasty: the Qing.  The last Ming emperor hanged himself, and pretenders emerged to lead a rump state."

 - Charles Mann, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created