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man⋅da⋅to⋅ry

[man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–adjective
1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
3. Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified: a mandatory clause.
4. having received a mandate, as a nation.
–noun
5. mandatary.

Origin:
1655–65; < LL mandātōrius. See mandate, -tory 1


man⋅da⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb


1. requisite, exigent.

man⋅da⋅tar⋅y

[man-duh-ter-ee]
–noun, plural -tar⋅ies.
a person or nation holding a mandate.
Also, mandatory.


Origin:
1605–15; < LL mandātārius one to whom a charge is given. See mandate, -ary
man·da·to·ry   (mān'də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  
  1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
  2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
  3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.
n.   pl. man·da·to·ries
A mandatary.

Mandatory

Man"da*to*ry\, a. [L. mandatorius.] Containing a command; preceptive; directory.

Mandatory

Man"da*to*ry\, n. Same as Mandatary.

Main Entry: man·da·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'man-d&-"tor-E
Function: adjective
: containing or constituting a command : being obligatory —man·da·to·ri·ly /-"tor-i-lE/ adverb
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