单词 | national trust |
释义 | National Trustn. A trust for the preservation of places of historic interest or natural beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, founded in 1893, incorporated in 1907, and supported by endowment and private subscription; abbreviated NT. National Trust for Scotland n. a similar trust in Scotland, founded in 1931. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > [noun] > putting property into trust > specific trust National Trust1893 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation from decay, loss, or destruction > one who or that which preserves from decay, etc. > one who > trust or organization National Trust1893 nature conservancy1949 NT1979 1893 Times 17 Nov. 9/6 ‘The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty’ is an association which held its first meeting yesterday. 1894 Spectator 7 July 12/2 Men who love their glens and their hill-tops..would far rather see them go to the National Trust than be put up to auction. 1896 O. Hill Let. 26 Oct. in C. E. Maurice Life O. Hill (1913) x. 538 I suppose you do not happen to know any gentleman likely to do for, and accept, our National Trust secretaryship? 1934 Notes & Queries 16 June 415/2 East Riddlesden Hall..has just been publicly handed over to the National Trust. 1958 Listener 9 Oct. 556/2 On the preservation of historic buildings many voices must obviously be heard:..art-historians and archivists, the National Trust. 1991 Outdoor (BNC) Aug. 18 The Countryside Commission for Scotland, who built and own the controversial visitors centre on National Trust for Scotland ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893 |
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