rep·er·to·ry / ˈrepə(r)ˌtôrē/ • n. (pl. -ries) 1. the performance of various plays, operas, or ballets by a company at regular short intervals: [as adj.] a repertory actor. ∎  repertory theaters regarded collectively. ∎  a repertory company.2. another term for repertoire. ∎  a repository or collection, esp. of information or retrievable examples.DERIVATIVES: rep·er·to·ri·al / ˌrepə(r)ˈtôrēəl/ adj.

Repertory

provincial theatres collectively ; a treasury or book in which anything is to be found—Johnson, 1755; a storehouse of knowledge; repertoire.

Examples : repertory of unconnected criticism, 1839; of all histories, 1593; of German lyric stage, 1845; of statutes and usages, 1868.

repertory †index, list; storehouse, repository XVI; (after F. répertoire) stock of dramatic pieces XIX. — late L. repertōrium, f. repert-, pp. stem of L. reperīre find; see -ORY1.