fiduciary
noun/fɪˈdjuːʃəri/
/fɪˈduːʃieri/
(law) (plural fiduciaries)
- a person or company that is in a position of trust, especially when it involves controlling money or property belonging to othersWord Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘something inspiring trust; credentials’): from Latin fiduciarius, from fiducia ‘trust’, from fidere ‘to trust’.
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