depositary

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɒzɪt(ə)ri/
(also depository)

noun (plural depositaries)

  • a person to whom something is lodged in trust: in the seventeenth century, goldsmiths acted as depositaries for the gold of the rich

adjective

  • (of a share or receipt) representing a share in a foreign company. The depositary share or receipt is traded on the stock exchange of the investor’s country rather than the actual share, which is deposited in a foreign bank.

Origin:

early 17th century: from late Latin depositarius, from the verb deponere (see deposit)