fideicommissum
τίς γὰρ ἁδονᾶς ἄτερ θνατῶν βίος ποθεινὸς ἢ ποία τυραννίς; τᾶς ἄτερ οὐδὲ θεῶν ζηλωτὸς αἰών → What human life is desirable without pleasure, or what lordly power? Without it not even the life of the gods is enviable.
Latin > English
fideicommissum fideicommissi N N :: bequest in form of request rather than command to heir (to act/pass on); trust
Wikipedia EN
A fideicommissum is a type of bequest in which the beneficiary is encumbered to convey parts of the decedent's estate to someone else. For example, if a father leaves the family house to his firstborn, on condition that they will bequeath it to their first child. It was one of the most popular legal institutions in ancient Roman law for several centuries. The word is a conjunction of the Latin words fidei ("to/for trust"), dative singular of fides ("trust") and commissum ("left"), nominative neuter singular perfect past participle of committo ("to leave, bequeath, commit"), it thus denotes that something is committed to one's trust.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fĭdĕĭcommissum: i, v. fideicommitto.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fĭdĕĭcommissum,¹⁶ ī, n. (fideicommitto), fidéicommis [droit] : Suet. Claud. 23.
Latin > German (Georges)
fideicommissum, ī, n., s. fideicommitto.
