Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Treasure \Treas"ure\, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr['e]sor, L.
   thesaurus, Gr. ? a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the
   root of ? to put, place. See {Thesis}, and cf. {Thesaurus}.]
   1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money
      in reserve.

            This treasure hath fortune unto us given. --Chaucer.

   2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use;
      abundance; plenty.

            We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of
            barley, and of oil and of honey.      --Jer. xli. 8.

   3. That which is very much valued.

            Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. --Ex. xix. 5.

            From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure.
                                                  --Milton.

   {Treasure city}, a city for stores and magazines. --Ex. i.
      11.