Definition of "treasury"

treasury

/ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/

noun
plural treasuries
1. A place where treasure is stored safely.
2. A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
3. (government) Ellipsis of treasury department.
4. A collection of artistic or literary works.
5. (obsolete) A treasure.
  Quotations
  Now since he hath the grace, thus gracelesse be / His neighbors sweare he'le swell with treasurie.
  1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], “Totum in Toto”, in The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts]; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, page 56