- subtreasuries
- n. secondary treasury, branch of a treasury
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
subtreasuries
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Subtreasuries — Subtreasury Sub*treas ur*y, n.; pl. {Subtreasuries}. A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit; as, the United States subtreasury at New York. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Independent Treasury — The Independent Treasury was a system for the retaining of government funds in the United States Treasury and its subtreasuries, independently of the national banking and financial systems. In one form or another, it existed from 1846 to… … Wikipedia
Subtreasury — Sub*treas ur*y, n.; pl. {Subtreasuries}. A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit; as, the United States subtreasury at New York. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtreasury — subtreasurer, n. subtreasurership, n. /sub trezh euh ree, sub trezh /, n., pl. subtreasuries. 1. a subordinate or branch treasury. 2. (formerly) any of the branch treasuries maintained by the U.S. government. [1830 40, Amer.; SUB + TREASURY] * *… … Universalium
subtreasury — ☆ subtreasury [sub′trezh΄ər ē ] n. pl. subtreasuries a branch treasury … English World dictionary
