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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Depositary \De*pos"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Depositaries}. [L.
depositarius, fr. deponere. See {Deposit}.]
1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who
receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.
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I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries.
--Shak.
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The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of
the people. --J. S. Mill.
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2. A storehouse; a depository. --Bp. Hurd.
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3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the
bailor without a recompense. --Kent.
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