Overtone of the Word 'Tryst'

• Secondary definitions of the word "tryst" describe it as a secretive meeting, and the context in which it is often used suggests that it refers to a meeting of great importance or consequence.
  
  

To Keep Tryst

• The phrase "to keep tryst" therefore means not only to arrive on time to a pre-planned meeting spot, but also to wait, perhaps anxiously, for the other person to come.
  
  

Examples of Use

• The Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary cites an example from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's narrative poem, Merlin and Vivien: "The tenderest-hearted maid That ever bided tryst at village stile."