| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fi·du·cial |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f -d  sh l, -dy-, f - |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Based on or relating to faith or trust. 2. Relating to or characteristic of a legal trust; fiduciary. 3. Regarded or employed as a standard of reference, as in surveying. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin fd ci lis, from Latin fdcia, trust, from fdere, to trust. See bheidh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | fi·ducial·ly —ADVERB
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