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Mandatary

He to whom a mandate, charge, or commandment is given; also, he that obtains a benefice by mandamus. Briggs v. Spaulding, 141 U. S. 132, 11 Sup. CL 924, 36 L. Ed. 662

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)