signatory

English

Etymology

From Latin signatorius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɹi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɔː.ɹi/

Noun

signatory (plural signatories)

1. One who signs or has signed something.

   Synonyms: signator, signer

   John Hancock is famous for being the first signatory to the American Declaration of Independence, and for writing his name large.

   • 1961 April, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 195:

     [...] it is reported that signatories of a petition for retention of service include the Home Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butler, who resides in the neighbourhood.

Translations

one who signs or signed

• Arabic: مُوقّع (ar)
• Bulgarian: подпи́сващ (bg) m (podpísvašt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 簽署方 / 签署方 (qiānshǔfāng) (party who signs), 簽約國 / 签约国 (qiānyuēguó) (country who signs)

• Czech: signatář (cs) m
• Danish: underskriver c
• Dutch: ondertekenaar (nl) m
• Finnish: allekirjoittaja (fi)
• French: signataire (fr) m or f
• Galician: asinante (gl) m or f, firmante m or f, signatario (gl) m, signataria f
• German: Unterzeichner (de) m, Unterzeichnerin (de) f, Unterzeichneter (de) m, Unterzeichnete (de) f
• Hungarian: aláíró (hu)
• Italian: firmatario (it) m
• Kapampangan: talapirma
• Manx: fo-screeuder m
• Polish: sygnatariusz (pl) m, sygnatariusz (pl) f
• Portuguese: assinante m or f, subscritor (pt) m, subscritora f
• Spanish: firmante (es) m or f, signatario (es) m, signataria (es) f
• Swedish: undertecknare (sv) c
• Tagalog: tagalagda, tagapag-lagda, maglalagda, taga-pirma, tagapag-pirma, magpipirma

Adjective

signatory (not comparable)

1. Relating to a seal; used in sealing.
   • 1647, Samuel Torshell, Design to Harmonize the Bible:

     signatory Rings

2. Signing; joining or sharing in a signature.

   signatory powers

Anagrams

• gyrations