ambry

1. (now historical, rare) A bookcase; a library or archive.Examples: "Whanne Bors had told hym of the aduentures of the Sancgreal suche as had befalle hym / and his thre felawes that was launcelot / Percyual / Galahad / & hym self There Launcelot told the aduentures of the Sancgreal / that he had sene / Alle this was made in grete bookes / and put vp in almeryes at Salysbury"; "This collection, then, was the college reference library; corresponding with the common aumbry of the monastery, but also indicative of the principle of all library organisation[…]."historicalrare

2. (obsolete) A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage.Examples: "In the closets or almeries on each side of the Frater-house door in the Cloisters, Towels were kept white and clean to dry their Hands upon."; "Within the Frater-house Door, on the Left Hand at entering, is a strong Almery in the Wall, wherein a great Mazer, called the Grace Cup, stood, which every Day served the Monks after grace, to drink out of round the Table; which cup was finely edged about with Silver, and double gilt."obsolete

3. (now rare) A pantry, or place to store food.Examples: "Used by a wholesaler or retailer as a wine cabinet, the ambry cupboard suited the needs of a neighborhood inn or small-scale private kitchen."archaic

4. (architecture) A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion vessels, vestments, etc.; an armarium.Examples: "At the end of the bench adjoining to the Frater-house door, was a fine almery fixed to the wall, and another on the other side of the door[…]."; "Nothing else should be kept in the tabernacle or aumbry where the Sacrament is reserved, but a small container of water and a cloth may be kept on the shelf for cleansing one's fingers."; "Portions of the consecrated bread from the Eucharist were stored or reserved in an ambry or tabernacle to be taken to the sick."Synonyms: cupboard, pantry