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witness vs signatory

signatory vs witness

witness and signatory both are nouns.

witness is a verb but signatory is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
witness Yes No Yes No
signatory Yes No No No
As nouns, signatory is a hypernym of witness; that is, signatory is a word with a broader meaning than witness:
  • witness: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
  • signatory: someone who signs and is bound by a document
Other hypernyms of witness include signer.
witness (noun) signatory (noun)
testimony by word or deed to your religious faith someone who signs and is bound by a document
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
witness (verb) signatory (verb)
be a witness to
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Difference between witness and signatory

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