mandatary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the recipient of a mandate
    mandatory.

WordNet

Man"da*ta*ry noun
Etymology
L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See Mandate.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913