coffer
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noun
1. a
strongbox
or
small
chest
for
holding
valuable
s:
(昔の)貴重品箱, 金庫
e.g.
a battered leather coffer sealed with a waxen crest.
(
coffers
) the
fund
s or
financial
reserve
s of a
group
or
institution
:
〖~s〗 (組織・政府などの)財源, 資金; 金庫
e.g.
the federal government's empty coffers.
2. a
recessed
panel
in a
ceiling
.
格間(ごうま)〘格子(こうし)形に組んで仕上げた天井の一区画〙
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
coffre
‘
chest
’, via
Latin
from
Greek
kophinos
‘
basket
’.