depositary
NounUS[duh-poz-ih-ter-ee]/dəˈpɑzɪˌtɛri/5 syllablesalso [dih-poz-ih-ter-ee] /dɪˈpɑzɪˌtɛri/
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Noun (1)depositaries
- a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeepingSynonyms: depositorydepositrepositoryType of facility, installationKinds storehouse, museum, repertory, library, sperm bank, treasury, drop, archive, bank, lost-and-foundParts storage space
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·pos′i·ta·ry noun; pl. Depositaries (#).
Origin: L. depositarius, fr. deponere. See Deposit.
1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; — the correlative of depositor.
I... made you my guardians, my depositaries.— William Shakespeare
The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of the people.— John Stuart Mill
2. A storehouse; a depository. Bp. Richard Hurd
3. Law One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense. James Kent
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54