treasury

Forms

Plural: treasuries

Definitions

1.A place where treasure is stored safely.
2.A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
3.Ellipsis of treasury department.
4.Ellipsis of treasury bond.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4024

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

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.