[ˈrɛlɪkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing which has survived from an earlier period or in a primitive form

- a widow


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in relict): from Old French relicte ‘(woman) left behind’, from late Latin relicta, from the verb relinquere ‘leave behind’. relict arose in the early 20th century and is from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere