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mandatary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. --Wharton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mandatary n : the recipient of a mandate [syn: {mandatory}]
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