English word mandatory comes from Latin mandator (Mandator, commander, director.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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mandator | Latin (lat) | Mandator, commander, director. |
mandatorius | Late Latin (LL) | |
mandatory | English (eng) | (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary. Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.. Of, being or relating to a mandate. |