Armoury Meaning
/ˈɑɹməɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounA place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
nounA collection of weapons and materiel.
Sentence Examples
The old castle had a large armoury.
The museum displayed a historic armoury collection.
The historic castle contains an impressive armoury of medieval weapons.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The castle’s underground ____ stored swords, pikes, and crossbows for the garrison's urgent use.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They discovered a hidden ____ full of old guns inside the basement.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Tackling broken rails: the skills and technology improving safety”, in RAIL, number 1057, pages 30-31:
"(1.) *Armorist. n. s. [from armour.] A person skilled in heraldry. Dict. (2.) Armorist, signifies also a person skilled in armory."
— 1816, Encyclopaedia Perthensis, Encyclopaedia Perthensis, page 530:
"He replied that he intended to pass through there to his own land, since he could not go by sea {because of the Turks}, and the ambassador was going in order, if he could find a way, to bring back some craftsmen skilled in armoury and[…]"
— 2020 April 28, Isabel Boavida, Hervé Pennec, Manuel João Ramos, Pedro Páez's History of Ethiopia, 1622 / Volume II, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
Explore More C1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The castle’s underground ____ stored swords, pikes, and crossbows for the garrison's urgent use.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They discovered a hidden ____ full of old guns inside the basement.