English → Latin
“depositary” in Latin
custōsa guard, protector, watchman; a guardian, tutor; a jailersequesterdepositary, trustee (someone to take care of property while in dispute); agent of bribery, go-between; mediatordēpōnōto lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit; to resign, get rid of, give up; to wager, stake, bet
The English word depositary itself goes back to Latin dēpositārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depositary
custos; apud quem aliquid depositum est: sequester (= “apud quem plures eandem rem, de qua controversia est, deposuerunt,” Modest., Dig., 50, 16, 110).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depositary?
- The usual Latin words for “depositary” are custōs, sequester, dēpōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.