- signatory
- A person who signs a contract or other instrument as a party thereto, or as an agent of a party thereto. A nation which has become a party to a treaty.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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signatory — sig‧na‧to‧ry [ˈsɪgnətri ǁ tɔːri] noun signatories PLURALFORM [countable] formal LAW one of the people or countries that sign an official agreement: • We will accept a copy invoice which bears a company stamp and the signature of an authorised… … Financial and business terms
signatory — sig·na·to·ry / sig nə ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries: a signer with another or others signatories to a petition; esp: a government bound with others by a signed convention signatory adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Signatory — Sig na*to*ry, a. [L. signatorius.] 1. Relating to a seal; used in sealing. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] 2. Signing; joining or sharing in a signature; as, signatory powers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Signatory — Sig na*to*ry, n.; pl. { ries}. A signer; one who signs or subscribes; as, a conference of signatories. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
signatory — 1640s, used in sealing (adj.), from L. signatorius of sealing, from signatus, pp. of signare to sign (see SIGN (Cf. sign) (v.)). Noun sense of one who signs first recorded 1866 … Etymology dictionary
signatory — is now the usual spelling (not signatary) for the noun meaning ‘a party or state that has signed an agreement’, and the corresponding adjective … Modern English usage
signatory — ► NOUN (pl. signatories) ▪ a party that has signed an agreement. ORIGIN from Latin signatorius of sealing , from signare to sign, mark … English terms dictionary
signatory — [sig′nə tôr΄ē] adj. [L signatorius, of sealing, of a signer < signator, one who seals or signs < signare, to set a seal upon, sign: see SIGN] that has joined in the signing of something n. pl. signatories any of the persons, states, etc.… … English World dictionary
signatory — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first, original ▪ authorized (BrE) ▪ The document must be signed by an authorized signatory of the company. … OF SIGNATORIES ▪ list … Collocations dictionary
signatory — sig|na|to|ry [ˈsıgnətəri US to:ri] n plural signatories one of the people, organizations, or countries that signs an official agreement signatory to/of ▪ The UK is a signatory to the Berne convention. ▪ the signatories of the Helsinki Declaration … Dictionary of contemporary English
signatory — UK [ˈsɪɡnət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈsɪɡnəˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms signatory : singular signatory plural signatories a person or organization that has signed an official agreement … English dictionary
