/di poz"i tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , n. , pl. depositories .
1. a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
2. a depositary; trustee.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to a depository or depositories: the depository role of a bank.
[ 1650-60; (def. 1) depositorium; (def. 2) DEPOSIT + -ORY 1 (n. use of adj. suffix) ]