Mantri


Mantri is a word of Sanskrit origin, and it is used for a variety of public offices, from fairly humble to ministerial in rank. The term was used in various Asian cultures and eventually was used by early European traders. The term also forms part of a number of compounds. It is the root of the English word mandarin, for a bureaucrat of the Chinese empire.

South Asia

Bangladesh

Brunei

Mentri : ministerial rank below vizier.

Cambodia