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fideicommissa

fideicommissa is the plural of fideicommissum.

Meaning of fideicommissum

Noun

fideicommissum (plural fideicommissa)

  1. A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.
    • I bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum.

Questions about fideicommissa

What is fideicommissa the plural of?
Fideicommissa is the plural of fideicommissum.

Words near fideicommissa in the dictionary

  1. fiddly
  2. Fiddown
  3. fiddy
  4. FIDE
  5. fideicommiss
  6. fideicommissa
  7. fideicommissaries
  8. fideicommissary
  9. fideicommisses
  10. fideicommission
  11. fideicommissioner

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