fiducia
noun
fi·du·cia
fə̇ˈd(y)üsh(ē)ə,
fīˈ-
plural fiduciae
-shēˌē
: a contract used under Roman and civil law (as in the emancipation of children, in connection with testamentary gifts, and in pledges) and constituting essentially a contract of sale to a person usually by mancipation coupled with an agreement that the purchaser should sell the property back upon the fulfillment of certain conditions
called also contractus fiduciae
Word History
Etymology
Latin, literally, trust, confidence, from fidere to trust