depositary

[ dih-poz-i-ter-ee ]

noun

, plural de·pos·i·tar·ies.

1. one to whom anything is given in trust.
2. depository ( def 1 ).

adjective

1. depository ( def 3 ).

depositary

/ dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ; -trɪ /

noun

1. a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
2. See depository
   a variant spelling of depository

Word History and Origins

Origin of depositary¹

1595–1605; < Late Latin dēpositārius a trustee, equivalent to Latin dēposit ( us ) ( deposit ) + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

In premarket trading, BioNTech American depositary receipts rose 2%, with Pfizer showing little change.

From Fortune

I shall write to the depositary of my money to deliver a hundred gold sous to whomever of your men shall deliver my letter to him.

From Project Gutenberg

The obstinacy of this prince defeats, in ten successive trials, the divine omnipotence, of which Moses is the depositary.

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It was not easy to tell whether she who had so long been its depositary felt the more lightened or disappointed.

From Project Gutenberg

But if it was thus dangerous to be the secret depositary of such a commission, how much more so to execute it?

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The depositary must return the identical thing he has received.

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