[ˈrɛmnənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed
(e.g: the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape)

- a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel)
(e.g: if any one ceases to be a witness, he ceases to be one of the remnant)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: contraction of obsolete remenant from Old French remenant, from remenoir, remanoir ‘remain’

[ˈrɛmnənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- remaining
(e.g: remnant strands of hair)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: contraction of obsolete remenant from Old French remenant, from remenoir, remanoir ‘remain’