† betrustedadj.
Obsolete.
a. Trusted, or confided in.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adjective] > trusted
well-provedc1325
trustedc1426
betrusteda1466
reliable1569
fiducial1624
well-proven1639
a1466 R. Taverham in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 320 Ryght reuerent and most be-trusted maister.
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 195 To pluck his best betrusted from him.
b. Given in trust.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > entrusted to another's care or keeping
reposed?1569
committed1585
entrusteda1586
consigned1609
concredita1614
betrusted1691
concredited1802
confided1841
1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 188 His betrusted Talents.
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