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MANDATARY
mandatary, mandatory
(noun) the recipient of a mandate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mandatary (plural mandataries)
One who receives a mandate.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"da*ta*ry, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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