Main Entry: ¹re·pos·i·to·ry

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural re·pos·i·to·ries

Date: 15th century

1 : a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
2 : a side altar in a Roman Catholic church where the consecrated Host is reserved from Maundy Thursday until Good Friday
3 : one that contains or stores something nonmaterial <considered the book a repository of knowledge>
4 : a place or region richly supplied with a natural resource
5 : a person to whom something is confided or entrusted