trust deed

noun

a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee, such as a bank, often for the purpose of securing a mortgage or promissory note.

Origin of trust deed

First recorded in 1745–55

Also called deed of trust.

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Historical Examples of deed of trust

There's no getting over that trust-deed, nor through it, nor round it, nor any way to the other side of it.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
G.J. Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for deed of trust

trust deed

noun

a document that transfers the legal title to property to a trustee

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