fideicommissary

American

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

noun

the recipient of a fideicommissum.

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum.

fideicommissary British

/ ˌfɪdɪaɪˈkɒmɪsərɪ /

noun

a person who receives a fideicommissum

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fideicommissum

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

fideicommissaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of fideicommissary

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

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