Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Mandatory

Mandatory , adjective

[Latin mandatorius.]

1.
Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
2.
Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.
3.
(Law) Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract.

Mandatory , noun

Same as Mandatary.