treasuries

Variant of treasury

treasury definition

treas·ury (trez̸h′ər ē)

noun pl. treasuries -·ur·ies

  1. a place where treasure is kept; room or building where valuable objects are preserved
  2. a place where public or private funds are kept, received, disbursed, and recorded
  3. the funds or revenues as of a state, corporation, or society
    1. the department of government in charge of revenue, taxation, and public finances
    2. any of the securities issued by this department
  5. a collection of treasures in art, literature, etc. a treasury of verse

Etymology: ME tresorie < OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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