fideicommissum

fideicommissum
/fuy'dee uy keuh mis"euhm/, n., pl. fideicommissa /-mis"euh/. Civil Law.
a request by a decedent that the heir or legatee to the estate convey a specified part of the estate to another person, or permit another person to enjoy such a part.
[1720-30; < LL fidei commissum entrusted to faith, equiv. to fidei, dat. sing. of fides FAITH + commissum, ptp. of committere to COMMIT]

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