Meaning of DEPOSITARY
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \De*pos"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Depositaries}. [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.
--Shak.
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.
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| Related Terms: | | accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, bursar, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, comptroller, controller, curator, depository, fiduciary, financial officer, liquidator, paymaster, purse bearer, purser, receiver, steward, treasurer, trustee |
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