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fideicommissary

fideicommissary noun: the beneficiary of a fideicommissum.

Noun

fideicommissary (plural fideicommissaries)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) The beneficiary of a fideicommissum.

Adjective

fideicommissary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a fideicommissum.

Forms of fideicommissary

pluralfideicommissaries

Origin of fideicommissary

From fideicommissum + -ary.

Questions about fideicommissary

What does fideicommissary mean?
Fideicommissary means the beneficiary of a fideicommissum.
What part of speech is fideicommissary?
Fideicommissary can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of fideicommissary?
The plural of fideicommissary is fideicommissaries.

Words near fideicommissary in the dictionary

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

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