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mandatary

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CIDE DICTIONARY

mandataryn. [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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