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   armoury

   /ˈɑːməri/

   noun

   • 1. a place where weapons are kept.
   • ▪ a supply of weapons: "Britain's nuclear armoury expanded"
   • ▪ a place where weapons are manufactured. US
   • 2. an array of resources available for a particular purpose: "his armoury of comic routines"
   • 3. a place where militia units drill and train. North American

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘armour’): from Old French armoirie, armoierie, from armoier ‘to blazon’, from arme ‘weapon’ (see arms). The change in the second syllable in the 17th century was due to association with armour.

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