Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
2.
Chiefly British Dialect. a storeroom, closet, or pantry.
3.
Obsolete. any of various types of closet or cupboard with doors and shelves.
1200-1250;Middle Englishaumry, almerie, almarie < Old Frenchaumaire, almarie < Medieval Latinalmārium, dissimilated variant of armārium < L. See armarium
British Dictionary definitions for ambry
ambry
/ˈæmbrɪ/
noun (pl) -bries
1.
a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
2.
(obsolete) a small cupboard or other storage space
Word Origin
C14: from Old French almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, from Latin armārium chest for storage, from arma arms