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   Fi·du·ci·ar·y

   /fəˈdo͞oSHēˌerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary: "the company has a fiduciary duty to shareholders"
   • ▪ held or given in trust: "fiduciary estates"
   • ▪ (of a paper currency) depending for its value on securities (as opposed to gold) or the reputation of the issuer.

   noun

   • 1. a trustee.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘something inspiring trust; credentials’): from Latin fiduciarius, from fiducia ‘trust’, from fidere ‘to trust’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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