MANDARINATE


Meaning of MANDARINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈman-d(ə-)rə-ˌnāt ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.