'Mandatary' definitions:
Definition of 'Mandatary'
From: 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]