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