Medieval term for enclosed cupboards or storage niches enclosed by doors; often a receptacle for provisions to be given away as alms. The term remained in use chiefly for the aumbries, enclosed in or hung on a wall, near the altar in churches in which sacramental vessels were kept. When referring to such forms enclosed by doors from the 17th century on, use "cupboards."
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