Plural of chrismatory; multiple vessels or containers that hold blessed chrism in a church.
Plural form of 'chrismatory', from 'chrism' plus '-ory' (meaning 'place or vessel for something'). The '-ies' ending indicates the regular plural form for this ecclesiastical noun.
Medieval churches sometimes had three separate chrismatories for different types of blessed oil, each kept in a different location and used for different sacraments—a whole system that's been completely lost in modern practice.
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