/ahr"meuh ree/ , n. , pl. armories .
1. a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
2. a building that is the headquarters and drill center of a military unit.
3. a place where arms and armor are made; an armorer's shop; arsenal.
4. Heraldry. the art of blazoning arms.
5. heraldry.
6. arms or armor collectively.
7. Archaic. heraldic bearings or arms.
[ 1300-50; ME armerie, armur ( i ) e armoierie, equiv. to OF armoi ( er ) to bear arms (deriv. of armes ARM 2 ) + -erie -ERY ]