fi|du|ci|ar|y

fi|du|ci|ar|y «fuh DOO shee _EHR ee, -DYOO-», adjective, noun, plural -ar|ies.

–adj.

1. held in trust: »

fiduciary estates.

2. holding in trust. A fiduciary possessor is legally responsible for what belongs to another.

3. of a trustee; of trust and confidence: »

A guardian acts in a fiduciary capacity.

4. depending upon public trust and confidence for its value: »

Paper money that cannot be redeemed in gold or silver is fiduciary currency.

–n.

= trustee. (Cf. ↑trustee)

╂[< Latin fīdūciārius (holding) in trust < fīdūcia a trust < fīdere to trust]