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mandarinate.

The status of holding a position as a mandarin.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The status of holding a position as a mandarin.

    obsolete
  2. The collective body of mandarins.

  3. A political form of rule by mandarins.

  4. A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From French mandarinat, corresponding to mandarin + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.