<span> anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person's temperament</span>
In this case, it could mean a site or receptacle where something may be stored.
Here's one that might help.
"He knew he could not stand a chance against Jermaine in a fight," - This shows how maybe in the future in this book, he may or may not lose a fight with Jermaine.
I think she will be ruled In all respects by me; nay, more, I doudt it not.
