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  2. n. 1. Trust. 2. A post, or station, in hunting. 3. A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst. George Douglas caused a trist to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.

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  3. What does the word trist mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word trist , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  4. Jul 2, 2024 · trist (plural trists) A set station in hunting. (obsolete, form of tryst) (secret meeting). 1543, anonymous, Howard Papers, letter dated September 1543 George Douglas […] caused a trist to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.

  5. to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable: My sister warned me not to trust him. Trust me - I know about these things. Trust your instincts, and do what you think is right. I don't trust air travel - it's unnatural.

  6. Jul 18, 2024 · trist (adj.) "sorrowful, gloomy, feeling emotional or mental distress," early 15c., from French triste "sad, sadness" (10c.), from Latin tristis "sad, mournful, sorrowful, gloomy," for which de Vaan discounts proposed Germanic cognates and finds no good etymology.

  7. Feb 26, 2024 · Trist embodies a feeling of sadness or melancholy, often used in literary contexts to describe a deep, pensive sadness. Tryst, in contrast, is rooted in the concept of a secret rendezvous, specifically between lovers.

  8. trist (third-person singular simple present trists, present participle tristing, simple past and past participle tristed) (obsolete) To trust, have faith in.

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