ambry


am·bry

A0245800 (ăm′brē)n. pl. am·bries 1. Chiefly British A pantry.2. A niche or cabinet, usually near the altar of a church, for keeping holy oil or other sacramental materials.
[Middle English almerie, place for safekeeping, from Old French almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, from Latin armārium, closet, from arma, tools; see arm2.]

ambry

(ˈæmbrɪ) or

aumbry

n, pl -bries1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc2. obsolete a small cupboard or other storage space[C14: from Old French almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, from Latin armārium chest for storage, from arma arms]

am•bry

(ˈæm bri)

n., pl. -bries. 1. a recess or cupboard in a church for sacred vessels, vestments, etc. 2. Archaic. a closet, cupboard, or pantry. [1200–1250; < Old French < Medieval Latin almārium, dissimilated variant of armārium < Latin: cupboard =arm(a) weapons, tools + -ārium -ary]

ambry

- Another word for a treasury, storehouse, place to keep things.See also related terms for storehouse.