signatory

[ sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈsɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.

noun, plural sig·na·to·ries.

a signer, or one of the signers, of a document: France and Holland were among the signatories of the treaty.

Nearby words

signal-to-noise ratio, signalize, signally, signalman, signalment, signatory, signature, signature loan, signature tune, signboard, signed english

Origin of signatory

1640–50, in earlier sense “used in affixing seals”; 1860–65 for def 2; < Latin signātōrius of, belonging to sealing, equivalent to signā(re) to mark, seal (see sign) + -tōrius -tory¹

Related forms

non·sig·na·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·sig·na·to·ries.

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Examples from the Web for signatories

Which may explain why, with less than a week left in its petition drive, FRC had yet to crack 10,000 signatories.
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Signatories of the most recent letter rose yesterday in objection, for now, at least, to new sanctions.
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An extradition pact assumes that the signatories play by similar rules of justice and have similar values.
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On June 20, 1999, we published the letter as a full-page ad in The New York Times with 99 Senate signatories.
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It's early days yet, so it has only about 2,000 signatories so far.
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De Wet was one of the signatories to the peace of Vereeniging, and had since held Ministerial office.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous
As early as the Council of Nicæa, 325, a Gothic bishop is mentioned among the signatories to the decrees.
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The signatories of the peace of Constance were divided between leaguers and imperialists.
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No presents had been sent to the Missionary to distribute amongst the signatories.
The Treaty of Waitangi|T. Lindsay Buick
That this interpretation is not unwarranted is shown by the explanation given by one of the signatories of the Majority Report.
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British Dictionary definitions for signatories

signatory

/ (ˈsɪɡnətərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a person who has signed a document such as a treaty or contract or an organization, state, etc, on whose behalf such a document has been signed

adjective

having signed a document, treaty, etc

Word Origin for signatory

C17: from Latin signātōrius concerning sealing, from signāre to seal, from signum a mark

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