1. A cupboard or niche in a church wall, typically used to store sacred vessels, vestments, or the consecrated bread and wine.
Usage: Also spelled 'ambry' or 'ambrey'.; Chiefly British and ecclesiastical.

Examples

• The priest opened the aumbry to retrieve the chalice for the service.
• Medieval churches often featured an ornate aumbry carved into the chancel wall.
• The aumbry held the sacred oils used in religious ceremonies.
• Restoration workers discovered a hidden aumbry behind the altar.
• The small aumbry was locked to protect the consecrated elements.