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One who is entrusted with and undertakes to perform a mandate. This word is used by the civilians in the same sense that we use mandatory. Poth. du Mandat, n. 1. … [Read more...] about MANDATARIUS

A square piece of gold coin, commonly valued at thirty pence. Cowell. … [Read more...] about MANCA, MANCUS, OR MANCUSA

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. Ct 924, 35 L. Ed. 662. … [Read more...] about MANDATARY

Lat. In Roman law. A purchaser; one who took the article sold in his hand; a formality observed in certain sales. Calvin. A farmer of the public taxes. … [Read more...] about MANCEPS

(A) practice. A judicial command or precept issued by a court or magistrate, directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment, sentence or decree. (B) Mandatum or commission, contracts. Sir William Jones defines a mandate to be a bailment of goods without reward, to be carried from place to place, or to have some act performed about them. Jones' Bailm. 52; 2 Ld. Raym. 909, … [Read more...] about MANDATE