fiduciary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fīdūciārius (“held in trust”), from fīdūcia (“trust”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/ (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/ === Adjective === fiduciary (not comparable) (law) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees. a fiduciary contract a fiduciary duty Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities. (nonstandard) Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial. ==== Usage notes ==== Do not confuse fiduciary with fiducial, notwithstanding that the words are cognate, based on a root of trust and reference to authoritative standards. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fiduciary (plural fiduciaries) (law) One who holds a thing in trust for another. Synonym: trustee (theology) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian. ==== Derived terms ==== personal fiduciary ==== Translations ====