Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mandatary \Man"da*ta*ry\, n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a
   charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See {Mandate}.]
   1. One to whom a command or charge is given; hence,
      specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his
      prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice.
      --Ayliffe.

   2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business
      commission; a mandatory. --Wharton.

Source : WordNet®

mandatary
     n : the recipient of a mandate [syn: {mandatory}]