censorate
English
Noun
censorate (plural censorates)
- (historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.
- 1910, Charles Denby, China and Her People (volume 2, page 5)
- There is no check on the viceroys except, perhaps, the criticism of the censorates.
- 1910, Charles Denby, China and Her People (volume 2, page 5)