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ADJECTIVE (3)

1. relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another);
- Example: "a fiduciary contract"
- Example: "in a fiduciary capacity"
- Example: "fiducial power"
[syn: fiduciary, fiducial]

2. used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement;
- Example: "a fiducial point"

3. based on trust; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fiducial \Fi*du"cial\, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to
   fides faith. See Faith.]
   1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.
      "Fiducial reliance on the promises of God." --Hammond.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
      power. --Spelman.
      [1913 Webster]

   Fiducial edge (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the
      alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be
      drawn.

   Fiducial line or Fiducial point (Math. & Physics.), a
      line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated
      circle or scale used for measurments.
      [1913 Webster]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "fiducial":
   balanced, convictional, cool, fast, fiduciary, firm,
   firm as Gibraltar, imperturbable, in equilibrium, pistic,
   predictable, reliable, secure, solid, sound, stable, steadfast,
   steady, substantial, unflappable, unflinching, unshakable,
   unwavering, well-balanced, without nerves