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signatory

sig·na·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /ˈsɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /ˈsɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of signatory word

  • adjective signatory having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty. 1
  • noun plural signatory a signer, or one of the signers, of a document: France and Holland were among the signatories of the treaty. 1
  • noun signatory person who signs document 1
  • adjective signatory who has signed 1
  • countable noun signatory The signatories of an official document are the people, organizations, or countries that have signed it. 0
  • noun 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 0

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Origin of signatory

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Signatory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

signatory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

signatory usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for signatory

noun signatory

  • attestor — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
  • certifier — to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm: He certified the truth of his claim.
  • commissioner for oaths — a solicitor authorized to authenticate oaths on sworn statements
  • corroborator — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
  • ink — a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.

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