FIDE-COMMISSARY
\fˈa͡ɪdkəmˈɪsəɹi], \fˈaɪdkəmˈɪsəɹi], \f_ˈaɪ_d_k_ə_m_ˈɪ_s_ə_ɹ_i]\
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A term derived from the Latin "fidci-commissarius," and occasionallyused by writers on equity jurisprudence as a substitute for the law Frenchterm "cestui que trust," as being more elegant and euphonious. See Brown v. Brown,83 Hun, 160, 31 N. Y. Supp. 650.
By Henry Campbell Black