First Known Use: 1866
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signatory
noun sig·na·to·ry \ˈsig-nə-ˌtȯr-ē\
: a person, country, or organization that has signed an official document
plural sig·na·to·ries
Full Definition of SIGNATORY
: a signer with another or others <signatories to a petition>; especially : a government bound with others by a signed convention
— signatory adjective
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Origin of SIGNATORY
Latin signatorius of sealing, from signare
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Rhymes with SIGNATORY
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