Lexica → Word → trust
| Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Letter name | tee |
| Pronounciation | /tiː/ |
| Word: | trust |
|---|---|
| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 12th |
| DA Name: | trust |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | From 12th Century Latin trausti = "an approved agreement, DEED, oath or alliance with/by the church". By 14th Century Old German trost, Dutch, troost, Norse traust all meaning "confidence, credit, belief, fidelity". |
| Source Text: | |
Definition: | Its claimed origins from Old Norse is deliberately misleading. In its strictest sense, a trust is a fictional legal concept claimed to have independent existence--therefore a Trust does not exist unless some formal approval is given under the control of the Roman Cult is given to a particular agreement, deed, oath or alliance can be proven. |
