fiduciaries

Variant of fiduciary

fiduciary definition

fi·du·ci·ary (fi do̵̅o̅′s̸hē er′ē, -dyo̵̅o̅′-; -s̸hē ə rē, -s̸hə rē)

adjective

  1. designating or of a person who holds something in trust for another; of a trustee or trusteeship a fiduciary guardian for a minor child
  2. held in trust fiduciary property
  3. valuable only because of public confidence and support: said of certain money

Etymology: L fiduciarius < fiducia, trust, thing held in trust < fidere, to trust: see faith

noun pl. fiduciaries -·ar′·ies

trustee (sense )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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