FIDEICOMMISSUM

fideicommissum (fI-dee-I-k[schwa]-mis-[schwa]m). [Latin]. 1. Roman law. A direction to an heir asking the heir as a matter of good faith to give some part of the inheritance, such as a particular object, or all the inheritance, to a third party. • A fideicommissum was a device to overcome some of the technicalities of the Roman […]