fideicommissary
[ fahy-dee-ahy-kom-i-ser-ee ]
noun,plural fi·de·i·com·mis·sar·ies.
the recipient of a fideicommissum.
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum.
Origin of fideicommissary
11875–80; <Late Latin fideī commissārius, equivalent to fideī commiss(um) a fideicommissum + -ārius-ary
Words Nearby fideicommissary
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British Dictionary definitions for fideicommissary
fideicommissary
/ (ˌfɪdɪaɪˈkɒmɪsərɪ) civil law /
nounplural -saries
a person who receives a fideicommissum
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum
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