fideicommissum

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fideicommissum

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Latin fidei (“trust”) (genitive) + commissum, from committō (“give, entrust”), from con- + mittō (“to send”).

noun fideicommissa

A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another. I bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum.

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noun benefit

Español	fideicomiso, fidecomiso
Português	fideicomisso
Français	fidéicommis
Deutsch	Fideikommiss

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@misc{fideicommissum_2026,
  title = {fideicommissum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fideicommissum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}