[noun] [C] - a still existing small part or amount of something larger, stronger or more important that existed in the past but does not exist nowThe old city still shows vestiges of a colonial past.There are few vestiges of the original plan remaining.His win removed the last vestige of doubt about his abilities.There is now no vestige of hope that the missing children will be found alive.
VESTIGE
Meaning of VESTIGE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012