mandatary

Noun

Meaning

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.

One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mandatory assignee required forced attorney positive officer agent bound binding representative agency compulsory mandate administrator
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Antonyms

willy auxiliary minor secondary optional inferior
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Hypernyms

receiver recipient

Close letter words and terms

mandarinoite mandarinquat mandarinship mandate Mandate of Heaven mandate to manage