treas|ure-trove

treas|ure-trove
treas|ure-trove «TREHZH uhr TROHV, TRAY zhuhr-», noun.
1. money, jewels, or other treasure that a person finds, especially if the owner of it is not known.
2. (in English law) gold or silver, money, bullion, or other valuable objects found hidden in the ground or other place, the owner of it not known.
3. Figurative. any valuable discovery.
╂[< Anglo-French tresor trove treasure found; trove, past participle of trover find]

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  • treasure-trove — treas′ure trove n. 1) anything valuable that one finds 2) law money, bullion, or the like, of unknown ownership, found hidden in the earth or elsewhere: considered the property of the finder • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF tresor trové found… …   From formal English to slang

  • Treasure-trove — Treas ure trove , n. [Treasure + OF. trov[ e], F. trouv[ e], p. p. of OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See {Trover}.] (Common Law) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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