TREASURY

noun (plural -suries) Etymology: Middle English tresorie, from Anglo-French, from tresor treasure Date: 14th century 1. a place in which stores of wealth are kept, the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds, funds kept in such a depository, treasure , 3. capitalized a governmental department in charge of finances and especially the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenues, the building in which the business of such a governmental department is transacted, a government security (as a note or bill) issued by the Treasury, a repository for treasures