- Mandarinate
- Mandarinate Man`da*rin"ate, n. The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]
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Mandarinate
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mandarinate — [man′də rināt΄] n. 1. the office or position of a mandarin 2. government by mandarins 3. a) a governing group of mandarins b) any elite group … English World dictionary
mandarinate — noun Etymology: probably from French mandarinat, from mandarin mandarin, from Portuguese mandarim Date: 1728 1. the office or status of a mandarin 2. a body of mandarins 3. rule by mandarins … New Collegiate Dictionary
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mandarinate — n. status of a mandarin in China; mandarins collectively; government by mandarins, rule by mandarins … English contemporary dictionary
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