Masculine

mandat

Meaning

  1. (masculine) mandate
  2. (masculine) postal order, money order
  3. (masculine) power of attorney, proxy
  4. (masculine) warrant
  5. (masculine) term (of office)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɑ̃.da/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin mandātum, from mandō (“put in one's hands, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *man- (“hand”) + *dʰeh₁- (“put”).

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