depositary
noun
- government or organization to which a multilateral treaty is entrusted
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Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/ / /dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin dēpositāriusbor. English depositary Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.
- Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
“The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin dēpositāriusbor. English depositary Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.
- One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
“She was also depositary of the golden chain, the produce of whose sale was to be devoted to the nurse's support.”
“The United States is the depositary, or safekeeper, of NATO under the alliance’s 1949 founding treaty.”
- A place where deposits are kept