fiduciary

Adjective
  1. Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) (synset 302859273)
    "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
    same as: fiducial
Noun
  1. A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary (synset 110105843)
    "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • conservator - someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
    • administrator - the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
    • executor - a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
    • liquidator, receiver - (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
    • steward - someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
    • legal guardian, trustee - a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

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