fiduciary

fi·du·ci·ar·y  (f-dsh-r, -sh-r, -dy-, f-)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another: a fiduciary heir; a fiduciary contract.

b. Of or being a trustee or trusteeship.

c. Held in trust.

2. Of or consisting of fiat money.

3. Of, relating to, or being a system of marking in the field of view of an optical instrument that is used as a reference point or measuring scale.

n. pl. fi·du·ci·ar·ies

One, such as an agent of a principal or a company director, that stands in a special relation of trust, confidence, or responsibility in certain obligations to others.

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[Latin fdcirius, from fdcia, trust; see fiducial.]

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fiduciary [fid-yewsh-ya-ree] Law

Noun

a person bound to act for someone else's benefit, as a trustee

Adjective

of or relating to a trust or trustee [Latin fiducia trust]

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fiduciary

a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another. — fiducial, fiduciary, adj.

See also: Law

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one who holds in trust; a trustee or depositary. See also theology.

See also: Finance

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" conservator - someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person administrator - the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor executor - a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will liquidator, receiver - (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties steward - someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else legal guardian, trustee - a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
Adj.	1.	fiduciary - relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another); "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power" fiducial

Translations

fiduciary [fɪˈduːʃɪərɪ] n → fiduciario/a

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fiduciary [fɪˈdjuːʃɪərɪ] n → agent m fiduciaire

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fiduciary [fɪˈdjuːʃɪərɪ] n (Law) → Treuhänder m

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fiduciary [fɪˈduːʃɪərɪ] n → fiduciario