armory

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

'ARMORY, noun 1. A place where arms, and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping. 2. Armor; defensive arms. 3. Ensigns armorial. 4. The knowledge of coat-armor; skill in heraldry.
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