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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Ăl'mon-ry, n.

noun

n. [Pr. almonaria, Fr. aumônerie, L. Lat. almonaria, almonarium, eleemosynaria, eleemosynarium. Corrupted into ambry, aumbry, or aumery. See ALMS.]

  1. The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed, or stored for distribution. Wharton.
  2. A closet or cupboard to keep choice articles in.