fiducial meaning and definition

FIDUCIAL adjective

Definition of fiducial (adjective)

1. relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
   • "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
   • synonyms: fiduciary
2. used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
   • "a fiducial point"
3. based on trust