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A roof in which the principal rafters and tie-beam are framed together, so as to form a tru . trŭs-sel, s. [TRESTLE.] tru -ing, pr. par., a. & s. [TRUSS, v.] trustee into simple trusts and special trusts, the corresponding terms in Scots law being proprietary trusts and acce ory trusts. Simple trusts are those in which the trustee holds the legal estate subject to the duties implied by law. Special trusts are those in which the trustee has some special purpose to execute or carry out. Trusts may be created by the voluntary act of a party, or by the operation of law. [USE, s .] "If the original purposes of the trust fail, so that it is no longer practicable to carry out the terms of the trust , a bill can be promoted in Parliament for powers to apply the fund to some other purpose, equitably approximate to the evident intentions of the original founders of the verb.) IMG:content-1504.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, power, protection, or the like, of another; a firm reliance or dependence on promises, laws, or principles; confidence, faith. "Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe." Proverbs xxix. 25. 2. Confident opinion or expectation; a ured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; faith, belief, hope. "His trust was, with th' Eternal to be deem'd Equal in strength." Milton: P. L. , ii. 46. 3. Credit given without examination. "Most take things upon trust , and misemploy their a ent by lazily enslaving their minds to the dictates of others."-Locke. 4. One who or that which is the ground of confidence or reliance; a person or thing confided in or relied on. 5. The state of being confided in or relied on. "Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt. I., iii. 2. 6. The transfer of goods, property, ., in confidence of or reliance on future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell goods on trust . 7. The state of being entrusted or confided to the care and guard of another. "His seal'd commi ion left in trust with me." Shakesp.: Pericles, i. 3. *8. Care, management, charge. vi. 20. "That which is committed to thy trust."-1 Timothy 9. That which is committed or entrusted to one; something committed to one's charge, care, or faith; a charge given or received in confidence; something which one is bound in honor and duty to keep inviolate. "To violate the sacred trust of silence." Milton : Samson Agonistes, 428. 10. Something committed to one's care, for use or safe-keeping, of which an account must be ren dered. "Although the advantages one man po e eth more than another, may be called his property with respect to other men, yet with respect to God, they are only a trust ." Swift . *11. The quality or state of being reliable or trustworthy. "A man he is of honesty and trust." Shakesp.: Othello , i. 3. II. Law : 1. A confidence reposed by one person, called the truster, or celui que trust , in conveying or bequeathing property to another (called the trustee), that the latter will apply it for the benefit of a third party (called the cestui que trust or beneficiary), or to some specified purpose or purposes. The purposes of a trust are generally indicated in the instrument, whether deed or will, by which the disposition is made. Trusts are divided generally 2. The beneficial interest created by such a transaction; a beneficial interest in or ownership of real or personal property, unattended with the legal or po e ory ownership thereof. III. Commercial : A combination of manufacturers or merchants banded together for the purpose of securing a monopoly, or at least controlling the market price and quantity produced, of any commercial commodity. Such combinations have of late years been a very prominent factor in the commercial circles of this country, and many efforts have been made to prevent their formation and to curtail their power when once formed. Legislation of various tendency has been attempted against them, but generally their constituent members have succeeded in evading the law and to a great degree accomplishing their objects. The most notable of these trusts are the whisky and the sugar trusts. IMG:content-1505.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1506.png:[blocks in formation] "Trust me, I was going to your house."-Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor, ii. 1. 3. To put trust or confidence in with regard to the care or charge of something: to show confidence in by entrusting with something. (Followed by with .) "I will rather trust a Fleming with my butter." Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor , ii. 2. 4. To commit or entrust to one's care or charge; to entrust. 5. To leave to one's self or to itself without fear of consequences; to allow to be exposed. "Fooled and beguiled: by him thou, I by thee, To trust thee from my side." Milton: P. L., x. 881. 6. To give credit to; to sell upon credit to, or in confidence of future payment from; as, to trust a customer for goods. B. Intransitive: 1. To have trust or confidence; to be inspired with confidence or reliance; to depend, to rely. 2. To be credulous or trusting; to confide or believe readily. 3. To be confident; to feel sure; to expect confidently. (Followed by a clause.) "I trust ere long to choke thee." Shakesp.: Henry VI ., Pt. I. , 111. 2. 4. To practice giving credit; to sell goods on credit. For the difference between to trust and to con fide, see CONFIDE. (1) To trust in: To confide; to place trust or confidence in. " Trust in the Lord, and do good."- Psalm xxxvii. 3. (2) To trust to : To depend on; to rely on. "The men of Israel. trusted to the liers in wait." Judges xx. 36.