— fiduciarily , adv.
/fi dooh"shee er'ee, -dyooh"-/ , n. , pl. fiduciaries , adj.
n.
1. Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
adj.
2. Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal: a fiduciary capacity; a fiduciary duty.
3. of, based on, or in the nature of trust and confidence, as in public affairs: a fiduciary obligation of government employees.
4. depending on public confidence for value or currency, as fiat money.
[ 1585-95; fiduciarius of something held in trust, equiv. to fiduci ( a ) trust + -arius -ARY ]