noun
- a cupboard or niche in the wall of a church, typically used to store sacred vessels or books
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The priest retrieved the chalice from the ambry beside the altar.
- Medieval churches often featured an ornate ambry carved into the stone wall.
- The ancient ambry still contained remnants of illuminated manuscripts.
- Restoration work revealed a hidden ambry behind layers of plaster.
- The cathedral’s ambry was decorated with intricate Gothic stonework.