fideicommissum

English

Etymology

Latin fides (“faith”) + commissus (past participle of committo (“to combine / hold together”)).

Noun

fideicommissum (plural fideicommissa)

1. 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 bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum.

Translations

benefit

• French: fidéicommis (fr) m
• Portuguese: fideicomisso m

• Spanish: fideicomiso (es) m

Related terms

• fideicommissary
• fideicommissarius
• usufruct