FIDUCIALLY

Etymology

Adverb

fiducially (comparative more fiducially, superlative most fiducially)

With confidence.

Source: Wiktionary


Fi*du"cial*ly, adv.

Definition: With confidence. South.

FIDUCIAL

Fi*du"cial, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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