RELICTS

Noun

relicts

plural of relict

Source: Wiktionary


RELICT

Rel"ict (-kt), n. Etym: [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p. of relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]

Definition: A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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