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signatory

[ sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈsɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM signatory

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

Words nearby signatory

signalman, signalment, signal node, signal-to-noise ratio, signal transduction pathway, signatory, signature, signature loan, signature tune, sign away, signboard
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Words related to signatory

bystander, spectator, observer, eyewitness, testimony, endorser, name, stamp, trademark, identification, seal, autograph, ink, watcher, onlooker, registrar, witness, scrivener, recorder, deponent

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British Dictionary definitions for signatory

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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