ˈferəˌtōrē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English fertre, feretory, firetree, from Anglo-French fertre & Middle French fiertre, from Medieval Latin feretrum, from Latin, litter, bier, from Greek pheretron, from pherein to carry — more at bear
1. : an ornate often portable bier for the relics of a saint
2. : a place for keeping a feretory ; especially : a narrow space behind the high altar of a medieval cathedral or large church