A term derived from the Latin “fldci-commissartus," and oc-casionally used by writers on equity juris-prudence as a substitute for the law French term "cestui que trust," as being more ele-gant and euphonious. See Brown v. Brown, 83 Hun, 160, 31 N. Y. Supp. 650
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
