Definition of Fides facta
Among the Franks and Lombards undertakings were guaranteed by "making one’s faith”— fides facta. This was symbolized by such formal acts as the giving of a rod; in suretyship giving the "festuca” or "vadium.”
That's the definition of Fides facta in Black's Law Dictionary 6th Edition. Courtesy of Cekhukum.com.
