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depository

noun
/dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/UK/dɪˈpɑzɪtɔɹi/US

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēpositōrium, from Latin dēpositum, past participle of dēpōnō.

  1. derived from dēpositum
  2. borrowed from dēpositōrium

Definitions

  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.

  2. A trustee

    A trustee; a depositary.

    • depository library

The neighborhood

Derived

subdepository

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for depository. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA