Plural of armory; buildings where weapons are stored, or collections of heraldic designs and coats of arms.
From Old French 'armure,' meaning armor and military equipment, which comes from Latin 'armatura.' The '-y' suffix creates nouns for places where things are stored or for collections of things.
Historic armories like the Tower of London's White Tower stored not just weapons but represented concentrated state power—enemies attacking an armory knew they were striking at the heart of a kingdom's military might!
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