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<h1>Fidia</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fid"i*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., prob. fr. L. <ets>fidus</ets> trusty.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, <spn>F. longipes</spn>) is very injurious to vines in America.</def>

<h1>Fidicinal</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi*dic"i*nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fidicinus</ets>, fr. <ets>fidicen</ets>, <ets>-inis</ets>, a lute player.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a stringed instrument.</def>

<h1>Fiducial</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi*du"cial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fiducia</ets> trust, confidence; akin to <ets>fides</ets> faith. See <er>Faith</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.</def> "<i>Fiducial</i> reliance on the promises of God."

<i>Hammond.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; <as>as, <ex>fiducial</ex> power</as>.</def>

<i>Spelman.</i>

<cs><col>Fiducial edge</col> <fld>(Astron. & Surv.)</fld>, <cd>the straight edge of the alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be drawn.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Fiducial</col> <col>line &or; point</col></mcol> <fld>(Math. & Physics.)</fld>, <cd>a line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fiducially</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi*du"cial*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With confidence.</def>

<i>South.</i>

<h1>Fidiciary</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi*di"ci*a*ry</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fiduciarus</ets>, fr. <ets>fiducia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fiduciaire</ets>. See <er>Fiducial</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Involving confidence or trust; confident; undoubting; faithful; firm; <as>as, in a <ex>fiduciary</ex> capacity</as>.</def> "<i>Fiduciary</i> obedience."

<i>Howell.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Holding, held, or founded, in trust.</def>

<i>Spelman.</i>

<h1>Fiduciary</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fi*du"ci*a*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee.</def>

<blockquote>Instrumental to the conveying God's blessing upon those whose <b>fiduciaries</b> they are. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an Antinomian.</def>

<i>Hammond.</i>

<h1>Fie</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fi</ets>; cf. D. <ets>fif</ets>. G. <ets>pfui</ets>, Icel. <ets>f<?/</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>fy</ets>, F. <ets>fi</ets>, L. <ets>fi</ets>, <ets>phy</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike. See <er>Fy</er>.</def>

<i>Fuller.</i>

<h1>Fief</h1> <Xpage=556>

<hw>Fief</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>fief</ets>; of German origin, and the same word as E. <ets>fee</ets>. See <er>Fee</er>, and cf. <er>Feud</er>, a tief.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under <er>Benefice</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.</def>