adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/
Canada, US:/ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/
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adj
Meaning 1
(military, now historical)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: secretary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confidant, intimate
History
Etymology
From reposit or its etymon Classical Latin reposit-, past participial stem of repōnō, + -ory. Compare Medieval Latin repositōrius (“used for storage”).
From Middle English reposytorye, from Latin repositōrium. By surface analysis, reposit + -ory.
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَخْزَن
(maḵzan)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Arabic:
خزنة
(ḵazna)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Armenian:
պահեստ
(pahest)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Armenian:
շտեմարան
(štemaran)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Bulgarian:
склад
(sklad)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Bulgarian:
хранилище
(hranilište)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Catalan:
dipòsit
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Chinese Mandarin:
倉庫 /仓库
(cāngkù)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Czech:
úložiště
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Dutch:
opslagplaats
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Dutch:
depot
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Dutch:
opslagruimte
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Esperanto:
deponejo
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Finnish:
säilytyspaikka
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Finnish:
säilö
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
French:
chambre-forte
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
French:
coffre-fort
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
French:
repositoire
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Georgian:
საცავი
(sacavi)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
German:
Ablage
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
German:
Depot
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
German:
Archiv
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Greek:
αποθήκη
(apothíki)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Greek:
αποθετήριο
(apothetírio)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Ancient Greek:
ἀποθήκη
(apothḗkē)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
tár
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
adattár
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
gyűjtemény
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
archívum
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
lerakat
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
raktár
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
tárház
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
tároló
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Hungarian:
megőrző
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Italian:
ripostiglio
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Italian:
ricettacolo
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Japanese:
倉庫
(sōko)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Latin:
receptāculum
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Latin:
apothēca
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Macedonian:
склад
(sklad)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Macedonian:
скла́диште
(skládište)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Macedonian:
храни́лиште
(hranílište)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Macedonian:
стова́риште
(stovárište)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Persian:
مخزن
(maxzan)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Polish:
składnica
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Polish:
magazyn
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Polish:
skład
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Polish:
przechowalnia
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Polish:
repozytorium
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Portuguese:
repositório
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Russian:
храни́лище
(xranílišče)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Russian:
склад
(sklad)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Russian:
вмести́лище
(vmestílišče)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Spanish:
repositorio
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Swedish:
lager
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Ottoman Turkish:
انبار
(anbar)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Ottoman Turkish:
مخزن
(mahzen)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Ukrainian:
сховище
(sxovyšče)
— a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
Armenian:
շտեմարան
(štemaran)
— storage location for computer files
Bulgarian:
хранилище
(hranilište)
— storage location for computer files
Catalan:
repositori
— storage location for computer files
Chinese Mandarin:
倉 /仓
(cāng)
— storage location for computer files
Chinese Mandarin:
倉庫 /仓库
(cāngkù)
— storage location for computer files
Czech:
úložiště
— storage location for computer files
Finnish:
varasto
— storage location for computer files
French:
dépôt
— storage location for computer files
French:
référentiel
— storage location for computer files
French:
répertoire
— storage location for computer files
Greek:
αποθετήριο
(apothetírio)
— storage location for computer files
Polish:
repozytorium
— storage location for computer files
Russian:
репозито́рий
(repozitórij)
— storage location for computer files
Spanish:
repositorio
— storage location for computer files
Swedish:
repositorium
— storage location for computer files
Bulgarian:
гробница
(grobnica)
— a burial vault
Dutch:
grafkelder
— a burial vault
Finnish:
hautaholvi
— a burial vault
French:
tombeau
— a burial vault
French:
mausolée
— a burial vault
Italian:
sepolcro
— a burial vault
Italian:
tomba
— a burial vault
Italian:
mausoleo
— a burial vault
Italian:
cripta
— a burial vault
Macedonian:
гро́бница
(gróbnica)
— a burial vault
Polish:
grobowiec
— a burial vault
Russian:
склеп
(sklep)
— a burial vault
Armenian:
վստահելի անձ
(vstaheli anj)
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Bulgarian:
довереник
(doverenik)
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Bulgarian:
довереница
(doverenica)
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Bulgarian:
довереничка
(doverenička)
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Catalan:
dipositari
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Dutch:
vertrouweling
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Finnish:
luottohenkilö
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
French:
dépositaire
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Greek:
μυστικοσύμβουλος
(mystikosýmvoulos)
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Italian:
depositario
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Italian:
confidente
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Māori:
pūkenga
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Polish:
powiernik
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Polish:
powierniczka
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Russian:
дове́ренное лицо́
(dovérennoje licó)
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Spanish:
depositario
— a person to whom a secret is entrusted