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noun (fideicommiss, a)
- 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 bequeaths it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a .
Translations: Etymology: fides ("faith") + commissus (p.p. of committo, "to combine / hold together").
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