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| Noun | 1. In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.[Websters]
2. A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.[Websters] 3. Almonry.[Websters]. | |
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Date "AMBRY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references) |
| Etymology:Ambry \Am"bry\, noun; plural Ambries. [from Old English expression aumbry, almery, Old French almarie, armarie, aumaire, French armoire, Late Latin expression armarium chest, cupboard, originally repository for arms, from the Latin expression arama arms. The word has been confused with almonry. See Armory.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AMBRY
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| Literature | 1: Almonry is from the Latin eleemosynarium, a place for alms. 2: Piers Ploughman, p. 288. 3: And yren-bouden cofres." 4: Ambry a cupboard, locker, or recess. In church, for keeping vestments, books, or other articles. Used by a confusion for almonry, or niche in the wall where alms, etc., were deposited. Now used for holding the sacramental plate, consecrated oil, and so on. The secret drawers of an escritoire are called ambries. (Archaic English almary, Latin armarium, French armoire.) 5: "The place wherein this Chapel or Almshouse stands was called the "Elemosinary" or Almonry, now corrupted into Ambrey, for that the alms of the Abbey are there distributed to the poor." - Stow: Survey. 6: "Ther avarice hath almaries,. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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