Definition
A Latin legal term meaning trust or confidence, often referring to a relationship where one person holds property or power on behalf of another.
Etymology
Fiducia comes directly from Latin 'fiducia,' meaning trust, which derives from the root 'fidus' (faithful). In Roman law, it represented a formal trust arrangement and the concept evolved into modern fiduciary relationships in English law.
Kelly Says
The Romans formalized trust itself as a legal concept with the word fiducia—they understood that society runs on people being trustworthy enough to hold other people's stuff. This single Latin word grew into an entire branch of modern law.
Translations
CACatalà
confiança
kon-fi-an-sa
DEDeutsch
Vertrauen
ver-trau-en
ESEspañol
confianza
kon-fian-sa
FAفارسی
اعتماد
a-a-te-mad
FISuomi
luottamus
luot-ta-mus
FRFrançais
fiducia
fidu-see-ah
HUMagyar
bizalom
bi-za-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepercayaan
ke-pe-ra-ca-yan
ITItaliano
fiducia
fidu-tsia
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
ta-wel-si-zd-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
kepercayaan
ke-pe-ra-ca-yan
NLNederlands
vertrouwen
ver-trou-wen
PLPolski
zaufanie
zau-fa-nie
PTPortuguês
confiança
kon-fian-sa
RORomână
încredere
in-kre-de-re
RUРусский
доверия
do-ve-ri-ya
SVSvenska
förtroende
fort-ro-ende
TAதமிழ்
நம்பிக்கை
nam-pi-kka-i
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసం
vish-wa-san
THไทย
ความเชื่อมั่น
khwam-cheua-m-an
TLTL
pagtitiwala
pa-ji-ti-wa-la
UKУкраїнська
довіря
do-vya
VITiếng Việt
tin tưởng
tin-tuong