In plain English
This term names the signer connected with an agreement. It can refer to an individual person or to an organization that the law treats as a legal entity. The important point is that this is the one that signs, or has already signed, the agreement.
In context
Here, it identifies the person who signs the agreement for a party.
- Situation
- Reading agreement sections, parties, dates, signatures, and execution status
- What it communicates
- identifies the person who signs for a party.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not tell you which party that signer represents unless that is stated elsewhere.
Examples
“The company remained a signatory to the agreement after its director resigned.”
“At the meeting, the buyer's signatory signed the agreement while the others reviewed the figures.”