Definition
A form of trust in Roman law where property was left to someone to manage and eventually pass to another person as instructed.
Etymology
From Latin 'fidei commissum,' meaning 'trust committed'—'fidei' (of faith/trust) and 'commissum' (entrusted). This legal concept developed in Roman times as a workaround for property limitations.
Kelly Says
Fideicommiss is one of the most important words that shaped property law in Europe for 2,000 years—it's basically the ancestor of modern trusts and wills. It solved a major Roman legal problem: how to transfer wealth exactly as you wanted after death.
Translations
ARالعربية
وَكَالَة
wakala
CACatalà
fideicomís
fee-dee-koh-mee-s
CSČeština
fideikomisu
fee-dee-koh-mee-soo
DADansk
fideikommiss
fee-dee-koh-mee-ss
DEDeutsch
Treuhand
TROO-hant
ELΕλληνικά
πιστοποιητικό
pis-to-poi-ee-ti-ko
ESEspañol
fideicomiso
fee-dee-koh-mee-soh
FISuomi
fideikomissio
fee-dee-koh-mee-ssio
FRFrançais
fideicommis
fee-dee-koh-mee
HUMagyar
vagyonkezelés
va-gyon-ke-ze-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
wakalah
wa-ka-lah
ITItaliano
fideicommissario
fee-dee-koh-mee-sah-ree-oh
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
ta-we-l-si-z-dik
MSBahasa Melayu
wakalah
wa-ka-lah
NLNederlands
fideicommis
fee-dee-koh-mee
NONorsk
fideikommiss
fee-dee-koh-mee-ss
PLPolski
fideikomisu
fee-dee-koh-mee-soo
PTPortuguês
fideicomissário
fee-dee-koh-mee-sah-ree-oh
RORomână
fideicomis
fee-dee-koh-mee-s
RUРусский
попечительство
po-pe-chi-tel-st-vo
SVSvenska
fideikommiss
fee-dee-koh-mee-ss
SWKiswahili
kuzima
koo-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
விசுவாசம்
vishwasam
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసం
vishwasam
THไทย
การมอบหมาย
gaan ma-b-ma-i
TLTL
pagtitiwala
pa-gi-ti-wa-la
TRTürkçe
güvenlik
goo-ven-lik
UKУкраїнська
довірче управління
do-vir-che oo-pra-v-len-nya
VITiếng Việt
ủy thác
uy tac