treasury

/ˈtre-zh(ə-)rē/

Middle English tresorie, from Anglo-French, from tresor treasure

noun

  1. a place in which stores of wealth are kept

  2. the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds; especially : one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed

  3. funds kept in such a depository

noun

  1. a U.S. government bond usually with a maturity of not less than one year or more than seven years

  2. a currency note issued by the U.S. Treasury in payment for silver bullion purchased under the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890

noun phrase

  1. the superabundant satisfaction of Christ for human sins and the excess of merit of the saints which according to Roman Catholic theology is effective for salvation of others and is available for dispensation through indulgences