betrustment

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noun

The act of entrusting, or the thing entrusted.

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Meanings

nounbetrustment (plural betrustments)

plural betrustments

  1. obsoleteThe act of entrusting, or the thing entrusted.

    They have found it difficult to distinguish clearly, in the exercise of power, between a personal right, and a mere betrustment.

    1793, Nathaniel Chipman, Sketches of the Principles of Government

Origin

From betrust + -ment.

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APA

betrustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betrustment

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“betrustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betrustment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betrustment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betrustment.

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