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FIDUCIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based on trust
Classified under:
Similar:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
Example:
a fiducial point
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Pertainym:
standard (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
Example:
fiducial power
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
trust (something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary))
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