adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/fɪˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/
General-American:/fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/
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CMU ARPABET:F AH0 D UW1 SH IY0 EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
Examples
a fiduciary contract
a fiduciary duty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
One who holds a thing in trust for another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trustee
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a fiduciary contract
in a fiduciary capacity
fiducial power
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fiducial
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain
