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fi·du·ci·ary I. \fə̇ˈd(y)üshēˌerē, fīˈ-, -ri\ adjective Etymology: Latin fiduciarius, from fiducia trust + -arius -ary 1. : holding, held, or founded in trust or confidence 2. : of, having to do with, or involving a confidence or trust : of the nature of a trust < a fiduciary capacity > < a fiduciary relation > 3. : resting upon public confidence for value or currency < fiduciary fiat money > II. noun (-es) : one (as a corporate trust company or the trust department of a bank) that holds a fiduciary relation or acts in a fiduciary capacity to another (as one whose funds are entrusted to it for investment) III. adjective : being a mark or set of marks in the reticle of an optical instrument used as a point of reference or for a measure |