plural of Mand

A dialect continuum within the Mande language family spoken in West Africa.

(in south India, architecture) A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.

(historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. / A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat. / (often derogatory) A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles.

Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.

A small, sweet citrus fruit. / A tree of the species Citrus reticulata. / (color) An orange colour.

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

To authorize. / To make mandatory.

(uncommon) Alternative form of man date: a date between two men.

(Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.