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Webster 1913 Edition
Depositary
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
. Shakespeare
The
depositaries
of power, who are mere delegates of the people. J. S. Mill.
2.
A storehouse; a depository.
Bp. Hurd.
3.
(Law)
One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense.
Kent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Depositary
DEPOSITARY
,Noun.
1.
A person with whom any thing is left or lodged in trust; one to whom a thing is committed for safe keeping, or to be used for the benefit of the owner; a trustee; a guardian. The Jews were the depositaries of the sacred writings.2.
In law, one to whom goods are bailed to be kept for the bailor without a recompense.Definition 2024
depositary
depositary
English
Adjective
depositary (not comparable)
- Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit
- The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.
Noun
depositary (plural depositaries)
- One who receives a deposit in trust
- A place where deposits are kept
Synonyms
- (one who receives in trust): trustee
- (place where deposits are kept): depository