treasurer
/ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/ noun
Forms treasurers
- noun The government official in charge of the Treasury.
- noun The head of a corporation's treasury department.
- noun The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.
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Etymology
From Middle English tresorer, from Old French tresorer, from tresor + -er. Displaced native Old English māþmhierde.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders made by the proper authority; one who has charge of collected funds; as, the treasurer of a society or corporation. Lord high treasurer of England, formerly, the third great officer of the crown. His office is now executed by five persons styled the lords commissioners of the treasury, or treasury lords.
Etymology [OE. tresourer, F. trésorier.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “treasurer”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details