fideicommissary

[ fahy-dee-ahy-kom-i-ser-ee ]
/ ˌfaɪ di aɪˈkɒm ɪˌsɛr i /
Civil Law.

noun, plural fi·de·i·com·mis·sar·ies.

the recipient of a fideicommissum.

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum.

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Origin of fideicommissary

1875–80; < Late Latin fideī commissārius, equivalent to fideī commiss(um) a fideicommissum + -ārius -ary

Words nearby fideicommissary

fiddlewood, fiddling, fiddly, fide, fidei defensor, fideicommissary, fideicommissum, fideism, fidel, fidelio, fidelism
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British Dictionary definitions for fideicommissary

fideicommissary
/ (ˌfɪdɪaɪˈkɒmɪsərɪ) civil law /

noun plural -saries

a person who receives a fideicommissum

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum
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