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