fideicommissary

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noun

The beneficiary of a fideicommissum.

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Meanings

nounfideicommissary (plural fideicommissaries)

plural fideicommissaries

  1. Ancient RomehistoricallawThe beneficiary of a fideicommissum.
adjectivefideicommissary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a fideicommissum.

Origin

From fideicommissum + -ary.

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APA

fideicommissary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fideicommissary

MLA

“fideicommissary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fideicommissary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fideicommissary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fideicommissary.

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