tryst
[ trist, trahyst ]
noun
an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
an appointed meeting.
an appointed place of meeting.
verb (used with object)
Chiefly Scot. to make an appointment or arrange a meeting with.
verb (used without object)
Chiefly Scot. to make an appointment or agreement.
Origin of tryst
1Other words for tryst
Other words from tryst
- tryster, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for tryst
tryst
/ (trɪst, traɪst) archaic, or literary /
noun
an appointment to meet, esp secretly
the place of such a meeting or the meeting itself
verb
(intr) to meet at or arrange a tryst
Origin of tryst
1C14: from Old French triste lookout post, apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse traust trust
Derived forms of tryst
- tryster, noun
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