treasury

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Old English māþmhūs. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/ === Noun === treasury (plural treasuries) A place where treasure is stored safely. A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored. (government) Ellipsis of treasury department. (finance) Ellipsis of treasury bond. A collection of artistic or literary works. (obsolete) A treasure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== thesaurus treasure treasurer ==== Descendants ==== → Gujarati: તિજોરી (tijorī) → Hindi: तिजोरी (tijorī) → Marathi: तिजोरी (tijorī) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “treasury”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “treasury”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “treasury”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.