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signatory (iou) and tit(2) (iou)


signatory (iou)



signatory adjective & noun. M17.
[Latin signatorius, formed as SIGNATOR: see -ORY2.]
A. adjective.
Esp. of a ring: used in sealing documents. Only in M17.
Of a person or State: having signed a particular document, esp. a treaty. L19.
b. noun. A person who or State which has signed a particular document, esp. a treaty etc. M19.
H. Macmillan Considerable support among the six countries, signatories to the Treaty of Rome. R. Berthoud He was the sole signatory of a long..letter to the Yorkshire Post.

tit(2) (iou)



tit noun2. dial. (chiefly Scot.). ME.
[Rel. to TIT verb1, of unkn. origin.]
A short sharp pull; a tug, a jerk, a twitch.