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Where does “fidéicommis” come from?

fidéicommis (French) comes from Latin fidei commissum — left to trusted hands.

fidéicommis (French): fideicommissum; trust, living trust; trusteeship

Definitions

  1. fideicommissum; trust, living trust; trusteeship

Ancestry of “fidéicommis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfidei commissumleft to trusted hands
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