Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fideicommissum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fide-icom-mis-sum
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

fideicommissa (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fideicommissarius fideicommissary fideicommissioner usufruct

Questions

What does fideicommissum mean?: A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.
Where does fideicommissum come from?: Latin fidei (“trust”) (genitive) + commissum, from committō (“give, entrust”), from con- + mittō (“to send”).

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