Definitions for depositary

depositary de·pos·i·tar·y

Spelling: [dih-poz-i-ter-ee]
IPA: /dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɛr i/

Depositary is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 1285 anagrams from letters in depositary (adeioprsty).

Definitions for depositary

noun

  1. one to whom anything is given in trust.
  2. depository (def 1).

adjective

  1. depository (def 3).

Origin of depositary

1595-1605; Late Latin dēpositārius a trustee, equivalent to Latin dēposit(us) (see deposit) + -ārius -ary

Examples for depositary

I became the depositary of his secrets and the mover of his counsels.

She becomes, in reality, less a discoverer than a depositary of secrets.

Even this wench, for aught I can tell, may be a depositary of the secret.

But he was the depositary of a portion of the chronicles and relics of his family.

He seemed the trustee and depositary of the imperial authority.

Books are the depositary of everything that is most honourable to man.

Paul was not only the depositary of the divine counsels, but also of divine affections.

She has not made you the depositary of any other confidences?

On the other hand, the depositary has received nothing but a trust.

It is a secret which does not belong to me, and of which I am only the depositary.

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