Definition

1. Noun:
   • Official's field / Mandarinal field: A historical term referring to rice fields or agricultural land granted by the feudal state or monarchy to high-ranking officials (mandarins) as a form of salary or reward for their service.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dưới thời phong kiến, các quan lớn thường được ban cấp quan điền. (During the feudal era, high-ranking mandarins were often granted official's fields.)
  • Quan điền là một hình thức đãi ngộ của triều đình. (The mandarinal field was a form of royal patronage.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in historical, academic, or literary contexts to describe the land tenure systems of pre-modern Vietnam. It is considered an archaic term.

Variants and Related Words

• Công điền (n): Communal land; public land owned and managed by the village commune.
• Tư điền (n): Private land; land owned by individuals or families.

Synonyms

• Official land grant: Land given by the state to an official.
• Mandarinal rice field: Specifically denotes the agricultural nature of the granted land.

Related Concepts

• Bổng lộc (n): A broader term for the salaries, perks, and benefits (which could include land like ) received by feudal officials.
• Phong kiến (n/adj): Feudal; relating to the feudal system in which this practice was common.