depositary

[dih-poz-i-ter-ee]

de·pos·i·tar·y

[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
3.
depository (def. 3).

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Depositary has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin dēpositārius a trustee, equivalent to Latin dēposit(us) (see deposit) + -ārius -ary
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depositary (dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
 
n , pl -taries
1.  a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
2.  a variant spelling of depository

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