Treasury

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A Treasure.

II. Treasury ·noun A repository of abundance; a storehouse.

III. Treasury ·noun That department of a government which has charge of the finances.

IV. Treasury ·noun Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's Treasury of Botany.".

V. Treasury ·noun A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.