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mandarinal

adj

Etymology

From mandarin + -al.

  1. derived from मन्त्रिन् — “minister, councillor”
  2. derived from menteri
  3. borrowed from mandarim
  4. suffixed as mandarinal — “mandarin + al”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to mandarins or to the system of rule by mandarins.

    • Mandarinal Vietnam lasted because the foundations on which it was built remained forever the same.
    • Pasquier […] admired and promoted the mandarinal administrative system.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA