any of the branch treasuries maintained by the U.S. government
Derived forms
subtreasurer
noun
subtreasurership
noun
Word origin
[1830–40, Amer.; sub- + treasury]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: isomerism, isometric, nationalism, showcase, walkoversub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)