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mandatary

Syllabification: (man·da·tar·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈmandəˌterē/
Definition of mandatary

noun (plural mandataries)

historical
  • a person or country receiving a mandate.

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting a person appointed by a papal mandate): from late Latin mandatarius, from mandatum (see mandate)

mandatary in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of mandatary in the British & World English dictionary