01 n. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.
pl.
Depositaries ((#))
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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.
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2.
A storehouse; a depository.
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3.
One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense.(Law)