depositure

English

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin deponere.

Noun

depositure (countable and uncountable, plural depositures)

1. (rare) The act of depositing.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 5:

     The Ægyptians […] by precious Embalments, depositure in dry earths, or handsome inclosure in glasses, contrived the notablest wayes of integrall conservation.

Latin

Participle

dēpositūre

1. vocative masculine singular of dēpositūrus