ambry

noun4

1. •
   A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion vessels, vestments, etc. (usually in the sacristy); an armarium.

   • 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[…]. — 1787
2. •
   (rare, historical) A bookcase; a library or archive.

   • 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[…]. — 2006
3. •
   (no longer used) A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage.

   • 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. — 1767
4. •
   (no longer used) A pantry, or place to store food.

   • 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. — 2004