The plural form of fideicommissum; multiple trusts or properties held in trust under Roman law.
Latin plural of 'fideicommissum' (trust committed). In Latin, neuter nouns ending in '-um' form their plural with '-a'.
Latin plurals like this one show how modern English inherited entire legal systems through Latin—lawyers still use words like 'alumni,' 'stimulus,' and 'data' the same way Roman jurists used 'fideicommissa.'
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