What is another word for Depositary?

Pronunciation: [dɪpˈɒsɪtəɹi] (IPA)

Depositary is a term that refers to a person or entity that holds something in safekeeping for someone else. This can range from a bank that is holding money on behalf of a customer, to a person who holds a secret for someone else. Synonyms for depositary include custodian, trustee, keeper, guardian, and steward. Other words that can be used to describe someone holding something in trust include administrator, executor, and conservator. Regardless of the term used, a depositary holds something of value for someone else and is entrusted with the responsibility of keeping it safe until it is needed.

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Usage examples for Depositary

Harrach, as the Depositary of my last will and testament, and 300 I bequeath to the agent for his trouble.
"Haydn"
J. Cuthbert Hadden
After dinner, being alone with Madame Querini, I told her all about Alfani, alias Celi, and handed her the fifty sequins of which I was the Depositary.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I agreed to sell the shares for her, but it was necessary for me to be constituted Depositary and owner of the property by a deed, which was executed the same day before a notary, to whose office we both went.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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