Trove is often used alone to refer to the concept, the word having been reanalysed as a noun via folk etymology from an original Anglo-French adjective trové (cognate to the French past participle trouvé, literally 'found'). The term treasure trove is often used metaphorically to mean a 'valuable find', and hence a source of treasure, or a reserve or repository of valuable things. The term wealth deposit has been proposed as a more accurate alternative. In 15th-century English the Anglo-French term was translated as 'treasure found', but from the 16th century it began appearing in its modern form with the French word trové anglicized as trovey, trouve or trove. The English term treasure trove was derived from tresor trové, the Anglo-French equivalent of the Latin legal term thesaurus inventus. Treasure trove, sometimes rendered treasure-trove, literally means 'treasure that has been found'. This was especially fashionable for titles of children's books in the early- and mid-20th century. Collections of articles published as a book are often titled Treasure Trove, as in A Treasure Trove of Science. The term is also often used metaphorically. The legal definition of what constitutes treasure trove and its treatment under law vary considerably from country to country, and from era to era.

An archaeological find of treasure trove is known as a hoard. A hilt fitting from the Staffordshire hoard, which was declared to be treasure in September 2009 Property lawĪ treasure trove is an amount of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable.

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