fiducial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
    fiduciary.
    • a fiduciary contract
    • in a fiduciary capacity
    • fiducial power
  2. adjective used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
    • a fiducial point
  3. adjective satellite based on trust

WordNet

Fi*du"cial adjective
Etymology
L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See Faith.
Definitions
  1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. "Fiducial reliance on the promises of God." Hammond.
  2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power. Spelman.

Webster 1913