Standard Lemma guide

signatory

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɔː.ɹi/
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 G N AH0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to a seal; used in sealing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Signing; joining or sharing in a signature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • signatory powers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who signs or has signed something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: undersigned, subscriber
  • John Hancock is famous for being the first signatory to the American Declaration of Independence, and for writing his name large.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: signator, signer, undersigned, subscriber

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who signs and is bound by a document

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: signer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: cosigner, cosignatory, abhorrer, endorser, indorser, witness, attestant, attestor, attestator

History

Etymology

From Latin signatorius.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُوقّع — one who signs or signed
  • Bulgarian: подпи́сващ (podpísvašt) — one who signs or signed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 簽署方 /签署方 (qiānshǔfāng) — one who signs or signed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 簽約國 /签约国 (qiānyuēguó) — one who signs or signed
  • Czech: signatář — one who signs or signed
  • Danish: underskriver — one who signs or signed
  • Dutch: ondertekenaar — one who signs or signed
  • Finnish: allekirjoittaja — one who signs or signed
  • French: signataire — one who signs or signed
  • Galician: asinante — one who signs or signed
  • Galician: firmante — one who signs or signed
  • Galician: signatario — one who signs or signed
  • Galician: signataria — one who signs or signed
  • German: Unterzeichner — one who signs or signed
  • German: Unterzeichnerin — one who signs or signed
  • German: Unterzeichneter — one who signs or signed
  • German: Unterzeichnete — one who signs or signed
  • Hungarian: aláíró — one who signs or signed
  • Italian: firmatario — one who signs or signed
  • Kapampangan: talapirma — one who signs or signed
  • Manx: fo-screeuder — one who signs or signed
  • Polish: sygnatariusz — one who signs or signed
  • Polish: sygnatariusz — one who signs or signed
  • Portuguese: assinante — one who signs or signed
  • Portuguese: subscritor — one who signs or signed
  • Portuguese: subscritora — one who signs or signed
  • Spanish: firmante — one who signs or signed
  • Spanish: signatario — one who signs or signed
  • Spanish: signataria — one who signs or signed
  • Swedish: undertecknare — one who signs or signed
  • Tagalog: tagalagda — one who signs or signed
  • Tagalog: tagapag-lagda — one who signs or signed
  • Tagalog: maglalagda — one who signs or signed
  • Tagalog: taga-pirma — one who signs or signed
  • Tagalog: tagapag-pirma — one who signs or signed
  • Tagalog: magpipirma — one who signs or signed