mandatory

man-da-to-ry · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Required by law, rule, or mandate; compulsory.

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to a mandate.

Related words

Antonyms: optional, voluntary
See also: compulsory, optional, required
Synonyms: compulsory, obligatory, required

Etymology

From Late Latin mandatorius ("of or belonging to a commander"), from Latin mandatum ("command, order"), from mandare ("to commit, command"). The word entered English in the 16th century.