fideicommissary

[ fahy-dee-ahy-kom-i-ser-ee ]

noun,plural fi·de·i·com·mis·sar·ies.
  1. the recipient of a fideicommissum.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum.

Origin of fideicommissary

1
1875–80; <Late Latin fideī commissārius, equivalent to fideī commiss(um) a fideicommissum + -ārius-ary

Words Nearby fideicommissary

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British Dictionary definitions for fideicommissary

fideicommissary

/ (ˌfɪdɪaɪˈkɒmɪsərɪ) civil law /


nounplural -saries
  1. a person who receives a fideicommissum

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum

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