mandarinate

mandarinate [man-der-uh-neyt] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. the status or position of a mandarin.
2. a group of mandarins or mandarins collectively.
3. rule or government by mandarins.

Origin of mandarinate First recorded in 1720–30; mandarin + -ate3 Examples from the Web for mandarinate Historical Examples of mandarinate

The mandarinate or official class is recruited from all ranks of the people by competitive examination.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2

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Was there not, moreover, an open door before his face inviting him to win for himself the honors of a mandarinate?

Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV

John Lord