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fideicommissary

[ fahy-dee-ahy-kom-i-ser-ee ]

noun

, plural fi·de·i·com·mis·sar·ies.
  1. the recipient of a fideicommissum.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum.

fideicommissary

/ ˌfɪdɪaɪˈkɒmɪsərɪ /

noun

  1. a person who receives a fideicommissum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fideicommissary1

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

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