The office, position, or tenure of a dragoman; the function or role of serving as an interpreter and cultural intermediary.
From 'dragoman' with the suffix '-ate,' used to name a position or office (like 'magistrate,' 'senate'). Describes the institutional role of dragomen in colonial and diplomatic structures.
The existence of 'dragomanate' shows how important these intermediary roles were to colonial administration—they had official status and even institutional names, yet often appear invisible in historical narratives.
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