mandarinal en · ADJ
Etymology
From mandarin + -al.
Meanings
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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.
1967, Joseph Buttinger, Vietnam: A Dragon Embattled, page 116:Pasquier […] admired and promoted the mandarinal administrative system.
2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 179:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mandarinal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mandarinal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |