‖ [ Written also Tsung-li-Yamen or Tsungli Yamen. ] [ Chin. ] The board or department of foreign affairs in the Chinese government. See Yamen. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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. ]