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Mandatary
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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. One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. Wharton.