Associations to the word «Fiducial»

Wiktionary

FIDUCIAL, adjective. Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
FIDUCIAL, adjective. Based on having trust.
FIDUCIAL, noun. In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components, a fiducial point.

Dictionary definition

FIDUCIAL, adjective. 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".
FIDUCIAL, adjective. Used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; "a fiducial point".
FIDUCIAL, adjective. Based on trust.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats