1. trist - Noun
2. trist - Adjective
3. trist - Verb
To trust.
Trust.
A post, or station, in hunting.
A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst.
Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTrist successfully negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which Polk agreed to ratify, ignoring calls from Democrats who demanded that all Mexico be annexed. Source: Internet
Lack of progress prompted the President to order Trist to return to the United States, but the diplomat ignored the instructions and stayed in Mexico to continue bargaining. Source: Internet
Polk sent diplomat Nicholas Trist to negotiate with the Mexicans. Source: Internet