RELIQUARY


Meaning of RELIQUARY in English

/ ˈrelɪkwəri; NAmE -kweri/ noun

( pl. -ies ) a container in which a relic of a holy person is kept

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French reliquaire , from Old French relique (originally plural), from Latin reliquiae feminine plural (used as a noun) of reliquus remaining, based on linquere to leave.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.