fiducial

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
  2. adjective used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
  3. adjective based on trust

Etymology

From Late Latin fīdūciālis, from fīdūcia (“trust, reliance”) + -ālis, from fīdō (“to trust”).

Synonyms

fiduciary

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