| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fi·du·ci·ar·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f -d  sh - r , -sh -r, -dy-, f - |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1a. 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. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fd ci rius, from fdcia, trust. See fiducial.
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