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mandatary
CIDE DICTIONARY
mandatary, n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See Mandate.].
- One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
- One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. Wharton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mandatary, n. (pl. -ies) esp. hist. a person or State receiving a mandate.
Etymology
LL mandatarius (as MANDATE)
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