† deˈpost, depoost Obs.
[a. Of. depost (14th c. in Littré and Hatzf.), mod.F. dépôt, ad. L. depositum: see above.]
An earlier equivalent of deposit n. sense 1.
| 1382 Wyclif 1 Tim. vi. 20 Thou Tymothe kepe the depoost, or thing bitakun to thee. ― 2 Tim. i. 12, I woot to whom I haue bileuyd, and I am certeyn for he is myȝti for to kepe my depoost, or thing putt in keping. 1735 Dyche & Pardon, Depost or Depositum [ed. 3, Deposit]. |