\Man"da*ta*ry\, n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a
charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See {Mandate}.]
1. One to whom a command or charge is given; hence,
   specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his
   prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice.
   --Ayliffe.
2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business
   commission; a mandatory. --Wharton.