Meanings
plural signatories
- One who signs or has signed something.
Near-synonyms: undersigned, subscriber
2 more examples
John Hancock is famous for being the first signatory to the American Declaration of Independence, and for writing his name large.
[...] it is reported that signatories of a petition for retention of service include the Home Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butler, who resides in the neighbourhood.
1961 April, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 195Synonyms: signator, signer, undersigned, subscriber
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who signs or has signed something.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsignatorius
- Englishsignatory
From Latin signatorius.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُوقّع
- مُوقّعone who signs or signed
Bulgarian подпи́сващ
- подпи́сващ (podpísvašt)one who signs or signed
Chinese Mandarin 簽署方 /签署方, 簽約國 /签约国
- 簽署方 /签署方 (qiānshǔfāng)one who signs or signed
- 簽約國 /签约国 (qiānyuēguó)one who signs or signed
Czech signatář
- signatářone who signs or signed
Danish underskriver
- underskriverone who signs or signed
Dutch ondertekenaar
- ondertekenaarone who signs or signed
Finnish allekirjoittaja
- allekirjoittajaone who signs or signed
French signataire
- signataireone who signs or signed
German Unterzeichner, Unterzeichnerin
- Unterzeichnerone who signs or signed
- Unterzeichnerinone who signs or signed
- Unterzeichneterone who signs or signed
- Unterzeichneteone who signs or signed
Hungarian aláíró
- aláíróone who signs or signed
Italian firmatario
- firmatarioone who signs or signed
Polish sygnatariusz, sygnatariusz
- sygnatariuszone who signs or signed
- sygnatariuszone who signs or signed
Portuguese assinante, subscritor
- assinanteone who signs or signed
- subscritorone who signs or signed
- subscritoraone who signs or signed
Spanish firmante, signatario
- firmanteone who signs or signed
- signatarioone who signs or signed
- signatariaone who signs or signed
Swedish undertecknare
- undertecknareone who signs or signed
Tagalog tagalagda, tagapag-lagda
- tagalagdaone who signs or signed
- tagapag-lagdaone who signs or signed
- maglalagdaone who signs or signed
- taga-pirmaone who signs or signed
- tagapag-pirmaone who signs or signed
- magpipirmaone who signs or signed
Cite this entry
signatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signatory
“signatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “signatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signatory.
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