n.
Pronunciation: ' tre-zh ə r, ' tr ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tresor, from Anglo-French, from Latin thesaurus ― more at THESAURUS
Date: 12th century
1 a (1) : wealth (as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded <buried treasure > (2) : wealth of any kind or in any form : RICHES b : a store of money in reserve
2 : something of great worth or value also : a person esteemed as rare or precious
3 : a collection of precious things