FIDEI-COMMISSARIUS
\fˈa͡ɪda͡ɪkɒmɪsˈe͡əɹɪəs], \fˈaɪdaɪkɒmɪsˈeəɹɪəs], \f_ˈaɪ_d_aɪ_k_ɒ_m_ɪ_s_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
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In the civil law this term corresponds nearly to our "cestuique trust." It designates a person wTho has the real or beneficial interest in an estate orfund, the title or administration of which is temporarily confided to another. See Story,Eq. Jur.
By Henry Campbell Black
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.