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mandatory
CIDE DICTIONARY
mandatory, a. [L. mandatorius.].
- Containing a command; preceptive; directory. [1913 Webster]
- Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority. [PJC]
- Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract. [PJC]
mandatory, n.
Same as Mandatary. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mandatory, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or conveying a command.
2 compulsory.
--n. (pl. -ies) = MANDATARY.
--adj.
1 of or conveying a command.
2 compulsory.
--n. (pl. -ies) = MANDATARY.
Derivative
mandatorily adv.
Etymology
LL mandatorius f. L (as MANDATE)
THESAURUS
mandatory
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