mandatory

/ˈmændəˌtɔːɹi/MAN-duh-taw-ree

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/ˈmændəˌtɔɹi/MAN-duh-taw-ree

Meaningrelating to a command

Common meaning: required by rule

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mandto entrust, orderLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1106 · scan
atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
oryadjective ending: having to do with

Journey through time

Latinmandō, mandāvī‘to entrust, order’
Old Frenchmandatsource
Englishmandate‘an official order or authority to act’
Englishformed in English from mandatemandatory‘required by rule’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from mandate + -ory.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MANDATE, p.351 · scan

Roots

mandō, mandāvī Latin “to entrust, order”

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