See Also: Treasurer(money)
Treasurer(finance)
treasurer(dictionary)
treasurer(dictionary)
TREASURER(law)
Treasurer's check(finance)
vice-treasurer(dictionary)

treasurer (iou)



treasurer noun. ME.
[Sense 1 from Anglo-Norman tresorer, Old & mod. French tresorier, from tresor TREASURE noun after late Latin thesaurarius: see -ER2. Sense 2 from TREASURE verb + -ER1.]
A person appointed to administer the funds of a society, company, municipality, etc.; an officer having responsibility for paying and receiving public revenues; spec. (usu. Treasurer) (a) Hist. (in full Lord High Treasurer, Lord Treasurer) the head of the exchequer; (b) Austral. the minister of finance. ME.
fig.: Sir W. Scott The secrets of which thou seemest..a too faithful treasurer.
A person who treasures something, a hoarder or keeper of something precious. rare. L16.
treasurership noun the office of treasurer L15.
treasuress noun (now rare) a female treasurer LME.