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Yamen

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) In China, the official headquarters or residence of a mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prisons, etc.; the place where the business of any public department is transcated.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Yamen'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​y/yamen.html. 1828.