HyperDic: fiduciary

English > 2 senses of the word *fiduciary*:
NOUN	person	fiduciary	a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
ADJECTIVE	pert	fiduciary, fiducial	relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)

fiduciary > pronunciation
Sounds	fahduw'shiyeh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *fiduciary*: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another).
Examples	"a fiduciary contract" "in a fiduciary capacity"
Synonym	fiducial
Spanish	fiduciario
Catalan	fiduciari
Nouns	fiduciary	a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
Nouns	trust	something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

English > *fiduciary*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary.
Example	"it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
Narrower	administrator	The party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
	conservator	someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
	executor	A person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
	liquidator, receiver	(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
	steward	someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
	trustee, legal guardian	A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Spanish	apoderado, fiduciaria, fiduciario, mandatario
Catalan	fiduciari
Adjectives	fiduciary	relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)

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