armoury means A place where arms are kept, an arsenal. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
armoury is pronounced /ˈɑɹməɹi/.
Etymology
From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y.
noun
- A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.“Finally, there's also operational damage through impact energy from wheels hitting the rail. For that, Network Rail has another weapon in its armoury in the form of the Plain Line Pattern Recognition (PLPR) trains. These use geometry measurement and imaging to detect abnormalities such as missing or defective fastenings.”
- A collection of weapons and materiel.
- A place where arms are made.
- 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.”
- Heraldry.