Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fiducial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fiducial \Fi*du"cial\, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to
fides faith. See {Faith}.]
1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.
``Fiducial reliance on the promises of God.'' --Hammond.
2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
power. --Spelman.
{Fiducial edge} (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the
alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be
drawn.
{Fiducial} {line or point} (Math. & Physics.), a line or
point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or
scale used for measurments.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fiducial
adj 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" [syn: {fiduciary}]
2: based on trust
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