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treasure-trove
treas·ure-trove (trĕzh′ər-trōv′)n.1. Treasure found hidden.2. Law Silver or gold in the form of bullion, plate, or money that is found hidden and has no known owner.3. A discovery of great value.
[Anglo-Norman tresor trove : Old French tresor, treasure; see treasure + Old French trove, past participle of trover, to find; see trover.]treasure-trove (in Britain) n1. (Law) law valuable articles, such as coins, bullion, etc, found hidden in the earth or elsewhere and of unknown ownership. Such articles become the property of the Crown, which compensates the finder if the treasure is declared. In 1996 treasure was defined as any item over 300 years old and containing more than 5% precious metal2. anything similarly discovered that is of value [C16: from Anglo-French tresor trové treasure found, from Old French tresor treasure + trover to find]treas′ure-trove`
n. 1. anything valuable that one finds. 2. money, bullion, or the like, of unknown ownership, found hidden in the earth or elsewhere: considered the property of the finder. [1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French tresor trové found treasure. See treasure, trover] treasure-trove
treasure-trove, in English law, buried or concealed money or precious metals without any ascertainable owner. Such property belongs to the crown. The present practice in Great Britain is for the crown to pay the finder for the treasure-trove if it is of historic or artistic value. In the United States the government does not assert a claim to apparently ownerless property but allows the finder to keep it.treasure-trove in Britain Law valuable articles, such as coins, bullion, etc., found hidden in the earth or elsewhere and of unknown ownership. Such articles become the property of the Crown, which compensates the finder if the treasure is declared. In 1996 treasure was defined as any item over 300 years old and containing more than 5% precious metal FinancialSeeTreasure Trove |