Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cy_pres

1 sense of cy pres

Sense 1
cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy pres doctrine -- (a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible)
       => rule, regulation -- (a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cy_pre

1 sense of cypre

Sense 1
Spanish elm, Equador laurel, salmwood, cypre, princewood, Cordia alliodora -- (large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood)
       => angiospermous tree, flowering tree -- (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)