'Depositary' definitions:
Definition of 'depositary'
From: WordNet
noun
A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: depository, deposit, depositary, repository]
Definition of 'Depositary'
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]
Synonyms of 'depositary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accountant,
- auditor,
- bookkeeper,
- bursar,
- cashier,
- cashkeeper,
- chamberlain,
- comptroller,
- controller,
- curator,
- depository,
- fiduciary,
- financial officer,
- liquidator,
- paymaster,
- purse bearer,
- purser,
- receiver,
- steward,
- treasurer,
- trustee