'Depositaries' definitions:

Definition of 'Depositaries'

From: GCIDE
  • Depositary \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. [1913 Webster]
  • I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of the people. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A storehouse; a depository. --Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense. --Kent. [1913 Webster]

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