MANDA'TOR, adjective [Latin] A director. MAN'DATORY, adjective Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
MANDA'TOR, adjective [Latin] A director. MAN'DATORY, adjective Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
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