mandarinshipn.
/ˈmand(ə)rɪnʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmændərənˌʃɪp/ The position, office, or rank of mandarin.
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mandarinship1697
mandarinate1801
1697 tr. L. D. Le Comte Mem. Journey China i. i. 12 Executioners..ready to bind and cudgel whom his Mandarineship should think fit.
1712 Perquisite Monger 20 He advanc'd him to a mandarinship of the first Rank.
1802 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 384 The appointment to a mandarinship.
1898 Spectator 9 Apr. 502/2 Mandarinship is not hereditary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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