▪ I. † coˈmmandatory, a. Obs.
[f. commandāt- ppl. stem of late L. commandāre to command: see -ory, and cf. commendatory.]
Of the nature of a command, mandatory, compulsory.
| a 1659 Bp. Morton Episc. Ch. Eng. Justified iv. i. (1670) 73 How commandatory the apostolical authority was. a 1670 Hacket Abp. Williams ii. (1692) 71 To help the King's necessities..by a commandatory loan. |
▪ II. commandatory
var. of commendatory.