About The Word Depositary
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Depositary
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What's The Definition Of Depositary?Synonyms | Synonyms for Depositary: Related Terms | Find terms related to Depositary: accountant | auditor | bookkeeper | bursar | cashier | cashkeeper | chamberlain | comptroller | controller | curator | depository | fiduciary | financial officer | liquidator | paymaster | purse bearer | purser | receiver | steward | treasurer | trustee See Also | Depositary In Webster's Dictionary \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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