depositary Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*pos"i*ta*ry noun

Etymology

L. depositarius, fr. deponere. See Deposit.

Wordforms

plural Depositaries

Definitions

1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.

   I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries. Shak.

   The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of the people.J.S. Mill.

2. A storehouse; a depository. Bp. Hurd.
3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense. Kent.