intrusting
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The act of intrusting, or the thing intrusted.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
"Thus, your highness, King James gives you a mark of the highest confidence in intrusting to you the defense of his rights and those of his young son."
From A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue
The practice of intrusting to banks the safekeeping of other valuables, such as important documents, jewelry, plate, etc., is also widespread and growing.
From Banking by William A. Scott
The sea brings out the real character of every man; and those who journey over its "deep invisible paths" find themselves intrusting their most sacred confidences to the keeping of comparative strangers.
From My Unknown Chum by Charles Bullard Fairbanks
Judaism differs from all the ancient religions chiefly in its intrusting its truth to the whole people instead of a special priesthood.
From Jewish Theology by Kaufmann Kohler
