ambry

Meaning

Noun

• A bookcase; a library or archive.
• A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage.
• A pantry, or place to store food.
• A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion vessels, vestments, etc.; an armarium.

Related

Similar words

• armarium
• cupboard, pantry

Origin

• From Middle English almerie, from Anglo-Norman almarie, aumer, etc., from Old French almarie, from Latin armārium. armarium, and armoire.