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• cy-pres, cy près, cy-près

語源

From Anglo-Norman cy pres (“as close”) (i.e. as close as possible), equivalent to Modern French si près or aussi près.

発音

• IPA: /siː.pɹeɪ/

名詞

cy pres (uncountable)

1. (law) In the law governing charitable trusts, the doctrine that a court may direct the funds of the trust to a best alternative, to be chosen when the original beneficiary or direction is no longer possible or practicable, e.g. because it has ceased to exist or was ambiguously named.
2. (law) In the law governing class action lawsuits, the doctrine that a court may direct the residue of the monetary award to a recipient such as a charity, if funds remain once payments to the identifiable class members have been completed and other expenses paid.

アナグラム

• Pryces

アナグラム

• Pryces

名詞

cypres

1. Obsolete spelling of cypress (“tree”).

語源 2

名詞

cypres

1. Obsolete spelling of cypress (“fabric”).
   • 1915, Aphra Behn, The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. III‎:

     Philemon Holland's Plinie, Bk. XI, ch. xxii: 'The invention of that fine silke, tiffanie, sarcenet, and cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them.'

アナグラム

• Pryces