mandatum
- noun
- /mænˈdeɪtəm/
- Archaic
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mandato
- He accepted a mandatum to oversee the estate without expecting any compensation.
Examples
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In ancient Rome, a mandatum was often used to entrust business matters to a trusted friend.
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The lawyer explained the concept of mandatum as a type of unpaid service agreement in Roman law.
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The lawyer prepared a mandatum for his client.
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In ancient Rome, a mandatum was crucial for managing estates.
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In ancient Rome, a mandatum was established to allow someone to manage another person's financial affairs without charge.
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The concept of mandatum refers to an agreement in Roman law where one person provides services to another without payment.
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He took on a mandatum to care for his neighbor's property while they were away, with no expectation of payment.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mandatum comes from the Latin mandare, which meant 'to entrust' and comes from manus meaning 'hand'. So a mandatum was something you 'hand' to another person to manage, which explains the Roman law idea of an unpaid commission.
