mandarinate

noun

man·​da·​rin·​ate ˈman-d(ə-)rə-ˌnāt 

1

: the office or status of a mandarin

2

: a body of mandarins

3

: rule by mandarins

Examples of mandarinate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The silver currency provided stability, a quality much prized by the mandarinate. —Edward Chancellor, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

probably from French mandarinat, from mandarin mandarin, from Portuguese mandarim

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1