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Webster 1913 Edition

Reliquary

Rel′i-qua-ry

(r?l′?-kw?-r?)

,

Noun.

;

pl.

-ries

(-rĭz)

.

[LL.

reliquiarium

,

reliquiare

: cf. F.

reliquaire

. See

.]

A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.

Webster 1828 Edition

Reliquary

REL'IQUARY

,

Noun.

[L. relinquo.]

A depository for relics; a casket in which relics are kept.