in trust
1 of 2phrase
: in the care or possession of a trustee
The property will be held in trust until he turns 18.
less common spelling of entrust
1
: to confer a trust on
especially
: to deliver something in trust to
2
: to commit to another with confidence
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Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
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These efforts proving fruitless, Mr. Blaine then intrusted Mr. Trescot, of South Carolina, with a special mission to effect mediation.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
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