Relict

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Relict \Rel"ict\ (-?kt), n. [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p.
     of relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.]
     A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to


           marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his
           brother Eli.                             --South.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  relict
       n 1: an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an
            otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much
            changed from that in which it originated
       2: geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing
          formation after other parts have disappeared

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  RELICT. A widow; as A B, relict of C D.