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fideicommissum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin fidei (“trust”) (genitive) + commissum, from committō (“give, entrust”), from con- + mittō (“to send”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fideïcomís — benefit
  • Danish: fideikommis — benefit
  • Finnish: fideikomissi — benefit
  • French: fidéicommis — benefit
  • German: Fideikommiss — benefit
  • Latin: fideicommissum — benefit
  • Polish: fideikomis — benefit
  • Portuguese: fideicomisso — benefit
  • Spanish: fideicomiso — benefit
  • Spanish: fidecomiso — benefit