censorate

English

Etymology

censor +‎ -ate

Noun

censorate (plural censorates)

1. (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.

Anagrams

• carotenes