fiducial

[ fi-doo-shuhl, -dyoo- ]

adjective
  1. accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature.

  2. based on or having trust: fiducial dependence upon God.

Origin of fiducial

1
1565–75; <Late Latin fīdūciālis, equivalent to fīdūci(a) trust (akin to fīdere to trust) + -ālis-al1

Other words from fiducial

  • fi·du·cial·ly, adverb
  • un·fi·du·cial, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fiducial

fiducial

/ (fɪˈdjuːʃɪəl) /


adjective
  1. physics used as a standard of reference or measurement: a fiducial point

  2. of or based on trust or faith

  1. law a less common word for fiduciary

Origin of fiducial

1
C17: from Late Latin fīdūciālis , from Latin fīdūcia confidence, reliance, from fīdere to trust

Derived forms of fiducial

  • fiducially, adverb

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