signatory
[sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
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- a signer, or one of the signers, of a document: France and Holland were among the signatories of the treaty.
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Origin of signatory
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Contemporary Examples
Which may explain why, with less than a week left in its petition drive, FRC had yet to crack 10,000 signatories.
Signatories of the most recent letter rose yesterday in objection, for now, at least, to new sanctions.
An extradition pact assumes that the signatories play by similar rules of justice and have similar values.
On June 20, 1999, we published the letter as a full-page ad in The New York Times with 99 Senate signatories.
It's early days yet, so it has only about 2,000 signatories so far.
Historical Examples
If all do not lay down their arms, the signatories cannot help it.
The Peace NegotiationsJ. D. Kestell
In 1471 he was one of the signatories of the truce with the Duke of Brittany.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of SalisburyGleeson White
No presents had been sent to the Missionary to distribute amongst the signatories.
The Treaty of WaitangiT. Lindsay Buick
That is the wish of the authors and the signatories of the memorandum.
The signatories to that address recognized the true significance of this travel.
Freedom's BattleMahatma Gandhi
signatory
- 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
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- having signed a document, treaty, etc
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin signātōrius concerning sealing, from signāre to seal, from signum a mark
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Word Origin and History for signatories
signatory
adj.
1640s, "used in sealing," from Latin signatorius "of sealing," from signatus, past participle of signare "to sign" (see sign (v.)). Noun sense of "one who signs" (a treaty, etc.) first recorded 1866.
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