trover

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tro=ver

CIDE DICTIONARY

trover, n. [OF. trover, truver, to find, F. trouver; probably originally, to invent or compose (melodies), fr. (assumed) LL. tropare. See Troubadour, Trope, and cf. Contrive, Reirieve, Trouveur.].

 The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

trover, n. Law 1 finding and keeping personal property.
2 common-law action to recover the value of personal property wrongfully taken etc.

Etymology

OF trover find

ROGET THESAURUS

trover

Acquisition

N acquisition, gaining, obtainment, procuration, procurement, purchase, descent, inheritance, gift, recovery, retrieval, revendication, replevin, restitution, redemption, salvage, trover, find, trouvaille, foundling, gain, thrift, money-making, money grubbing, lucre, filthy lucre, pelf, loaves and fishes, the main chance, emolument, profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit, avails, income, proceeds, produce, product, outcome, output, return, fruit, crop, harvest, second crop, aftermath, benefit, sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool, pot, wealth, subreption, obreption, stealing, acquiring, acquired, profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative, lucri causa.

Discovery

N discovery, detection, disenchantment, ascertainment, disclosure, find, revelation, trover.