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ʃiˌɛrnoun
1.
Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
adjective
2.
Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal: a fiduciary capacity; a fiduciary duty.
3.
of, based on, or in the nature of trust and confidence, as in public affairs: a fiduciary obligation of government employees.
4.
depending on public confidence for value or currency, as fiat money.
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Fiduciary
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Origin:
1585–95; < Latin fīdūciārius of something held in trust, equivalent to fīdūci(a) trust + -ārius -ary
1585–95; < Latin fīdūciārius of something held in trust, equivalent to fīdūci(a) trust + -ārius -ary
Related forms
fi·du·ci·ar·i·ly, adverb
non·fi·du·ci·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
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Word Origin & History
fiduciary
1640, from L. fiduciarius "(holding) in trust," from fidere "to trust" (see faith). In Roman law, fiducia was "a right transferred in trust;" paper currency sense (1878) is because its value depends on the trust of the public.
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