aumbry
[
am
-bree]
/ˈæm bri/
noun
,
plural
aumbries.
1.
ambry
.
British Dictionary definitions for
aumbry
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
aumbry
/
ˈɔːmbrɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-bries
1.
a variant of
ambry