What is the meaning of fiduciary?

noun

  • A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary.
    • usage: "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"

adjective

  • Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i. E. The holding of something in trust for another. )
    • usage: "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
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