Yamen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yamen \Ya"men\, n. [Chin. ya a civil or military court + men a
     gate.]
     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.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]