n.
Pronunciation: ' tre-zh( ə -)r ē , ' tr ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sur · ies
Etymology: Middle English tresorie, from Anglo-French, from tresor treasure
Date: 14th century
1 a : a place in which stores of wealth are kept b : the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds especially : one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed c : funds kept in such a depository
2 obsolete : TREASURE
3 capitalized a : a governmental department in charge of finances and especially the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenues b : the building in which the business of such a governmental department is transacted
4 capitalized : a government security (as a note or bill) issued by the Treasury
5 : a repository for treasures <a treasury of poems>