mandatory

noun

(disc golf) A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

(dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

adjective

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Of, being or relating to a mandate.

Roots

manusman- · Latin · hand do-dat · Latin · give, put

Synonyms for mandatory

compulsoryadj requiredadj obligatoryadj mandatedv requisiteadj necessaryadj imposedadj neededadj indispensableadj essentialadj

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The word mandatory breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: man-, from Latin manus (“hand”); and -dat, from Latin do (“give, put”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.