mandatary
NounSynonyms:
mandatory
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the recipient of a mandateSynonyms: mandatory
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Mandatary \Man"da*ta*ry\, n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See Mandate.]
1.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]
2.(Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]