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de⋅pos⋅i⋅tar⋅y

  [di-poz-i-ter-ee] noun, plural -tar⋅ies.
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1. one to whom anything is given in trust.
2. depository (def. 1).
–adjective
3. depository (def. 3).
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL dēpositārius a trustee, equiv. to L dēposit(us) (see deposit ) + -ārius -ary
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de·pos·i·tar·y   (dĭ-pŏz'ĭ-těr'ē)   
n.   pl. de·pos·i·tar·ies

  1. One entrusted with something for preservation or safekeeping.

  2. A depository.

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Main Entry: de·pos·i·tary
Pronunciation: di-'pä-z&-"ter-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tar·ies
: an individual or entity (as a business organization) that holds a deposit depositary ought to restore the precise object which he received —Louisiana Civil Code>; also : DEPOSITORY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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