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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

fideikommissarisch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fiˌdei.kɔmˈɪsaʁɪʃ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fiduciary/fɪˈduː.ʃi.er.i/
adjectivenounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Berater hat eine treuhänderische Pflicht gegenüber dem Kunden."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

    "The financial advisor has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of her clients."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.

    "As a fiduciary of the estate, he was legally obligated to manage the investments prudently."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'fiducia', meaning trust or confidence, which stems from 'fidere', meaning to trust. Entering English in the early 17th century through legal terminology, it originally pertained to a trustee or a trust, expanding over time to describe any relationship involving deep confidence, responsibility, and ethical stewardship of another's assets or interests.

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