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fideicommissum

fideicommissum noun: a benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.

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.

Forms of fideicommissum

pluralfideicommissa

Origin of fideicommissum

Latin fidei (“trust”) (genitive) + commissum, from committō (“give, entrust”), from con- + mittō (“to send”).

Questions about fideicommissum

What does fideicommissum mean?
Fideicommissum means a benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.
What part of speech is fideicommissum?
Fideicommissum is a noun.
What is the plural of fideicommissum?
The plural of fideicommissum is fideicommissa.

Words near fideicommissum in the dictionary

  1. fideicommisses
  2. fideicommission
  3. fideicommissioner
  4. fideicommissioners
  5. fideicommissions
  6. fideicommissum
  7. fideism
  8. fideisms
  9. fideist
  10. fideistic
  11. fideistically

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