LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mandātor

mandātor m (genitive mandātōris)
Classical[manˈdaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[manˈdaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. mandator, commander, director

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemandātormandātōrēs
genitivemandātōrismandātōrum
dativemandātōrīmandātōribus
accusativemandātōremmandātōrēs
ablativemandātōremandātōribus
vocativemandātormandātōrēs

mandātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who gives a charge or commission, a mandator.
I. Lit. (post-class.): quod extra mandatum egit, non praejudicet mandatori, Gai. Inst. 1, 17 fin.; Dig. 3, 2, 20; 17, 1, 22; Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 2: caedis, Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 12; 5, 23, 11.—
II. Transf.
A. One who instigates or suborns accusers or informers (postAug.): et delatores mandatoresque erant ex licentia veteri, Suet. Tit. 8: delator compellitur edere mandatorem, Dig. 49, 14, 2.—
B. One by whose authority money is lent, Dig. 17, 1, 59 sq.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mandātor From mandō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Italianmandatore
  • Byzantine Greekμανδάτωρ

In English words that came into English from mandātor

  • mandatorymandatorius

Quick answers

What does mandātor mean in Latin?
mandātor, a noun, means “mandator, commander, director”.
What is the genitive of mandātor?
The genitive singular is mandātōris. mandātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mandātor?
In classical Latin, [manˈdaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [manˈdaː.tor].