depository

UK /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/ US /dɪˈpɑzɪtɔɹi/
noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

Henrietta rang for the attendants to draw in the ponderous curtains; and in the meanwhile, curious to behold the stores of the emblazoned depository, lighted the tapers for herself. The case was speedily unclasped, and the countess stood dazzled with the brilliancy of the precious contents.

2

A trustee; a depositary.

depository library

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