different between depositary vs custodian

English

Etymology

From Late Latin depositarius

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??p?z?t?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??p?z?t??i/

Adjective

depositary (not comparable)

1. Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit

   The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.

Noun

depositary (plural depositaries)

1. One who receives a deposit in trust
2. A place where deposits are kept

Translations

Synonyms

• (one who receives in trust): trustee
• (place where deposits are kept): depository

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *cust?di?nus (“the office of a cust?dia”), implied in cust?di?n?tus, from Latin cust?dia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from cust?s (“a keeper, watchman, guard”).

Noun

custodian (plural custodians)

1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

2. (US, Canada) a janitor; a cleaner

Derived terms

• custodianship

Related terms

• custodial
• custody

Translations

Further reading

• custodian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• custodian in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• custodian at OneLook Dictionary Search

Spanish

Verb

custodian

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of custodiar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of custodiar.