n.
Pronunciation: ' ves-tij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige
Date: 15th century
1 a (1) : a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost (2) : the smallest quantity or trace b : FOOTPRINT 1
2 : a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms
synonyms see TRACE
– ves · ti · gial \ ve- ' sti-j ē - ə l, -j ə l \ adjective
– ves · ti · gial · ly adverb