armoury

Etymology

From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”).

noun

1. Heraldry
2. A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
3. A collection of weapons and materiel.
4. A place where arms are made.
5. The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.
   (1.) *Armorist. n. s. [from armour.] A person skilled in heraldry. Dict. (2.) Armorist, signifies also a person skilled in armory. 1816, Encyclopaedia Perthensis, Encyclopaedia Perthensis, page 530
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