mandatary

mandatary [man-duh-ter-ee] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural man·da·tar·ies.

1. a person or nation holding a mandate.

Also mandatory. Origin of mandatary First recorded in 1605–15, mandatary is from the Late Latin word mandātārius one to whom a charge is given. See mandate, -ary Examples from the Web for mandatary Historical Examples of mandatary

In every case the mandatary will render an annual report, and the degree of its authority will be defined.

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Word Origin and History for mandatary n.

“person to whom a mandate has been given,” 1610s, from Latin mandatarius “one to whom a charge or commission has been given,” from mandatus, past participle of mandare (see mandate (n.)).