trust
"trust to,"
to rely on; trust:
Never trust to luck!
"in trust,"
1. in the position of being left in the care or guardianship of another:
She left money to her uncle to keep in trust for her children.
2. in the care or possession of a trustee.
"brain trust,"
1. a group of experts from various fields who serve as unofficial consultants on matters of policy and strategy.
2. a group of experts who serve as advisers to a government or an organization:
Before being appointed to the cabinet, Brown had been a leading figure in a financial brain trust.
Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English < Old Norse traust trust (cognate with German Trost comfort); (v.) Middle English trusten < Old Norse treysta, derivative of traust. C13: from Old Norse traust; related to Old High German trost solace. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of trust: Noun: 13th century. Verb: 13th century. History and Etymology for trust: Noun and Verb: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true entry 1. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
to rely on; trust:
Never trust to luck!
"in trust,"
1. in the position of being left in the care or guardianship of another:
She left money to her uncle to keep in trust for her children.
2. in the care or possession of a trustee.
"brain trust,"
1. a group of experts from various fields who serve as unofficial consultants on matters of policy and strategy.
2. a group of experts who serve as advisers to a government or an organization:
Before being appointed to the cabinet, Brown had been a leading figure in a financial brain trust.
Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English < Old Norse traust trust (cognate with German Trost comfort); (v.) Middle English trusten < Old Norse treysta, derivative of traust. C13: from Old Norse traust; related to Old High German trost solace. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of trust: Noun: 13th century. Verb: 13th century. History and Etymology for trust: Noun and Verb: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true entry 1. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.