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Fiduciary
From the Latin fiducia, meaning "trust," a person. A fiduciary has the legal duty to act in the best interest and for the benefit of another and therefore is held to the very high legal standards.
Examples of fiduciaries are a trustee of a trust or an
attorney‐in‐fact
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