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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.

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