treasurer-ship

treas·ur·er

[trezh-er-er]
noun
1.
a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
2.
an officer of a government, corporation, association, or the like, in charge of the receipt, care, and disbursement of money.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English tresorer < Anglo-French < Late Latin thēsaurārius. See treasure, -er2

treas·ur·er·ship, noun
un·der·treas·ur·er, noun
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treasurer (ˈtrɛʒərə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person appointed to look after the funds of a society, company, city, or other governing body
 
'treasurership
 
n

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Treasurer (ˈtrɛʒərə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(in the Commonwealth of Australia and each of the Australian states) the minister of finance

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treasurer
late 13c., from O.Fr. tresorier (see treasure).
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