† ˈreliquies, n. pl. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. reliquiæ: see above, and relic.]
Relics; remains.
| 1513 Douglas æneis v. ii. 11 Sen that the reliquies and bonis in feir Of my divyne fadir we erdit heir. 1517 R. Torkington Pilgr. (1884) 7 The Reliquies at Venys canne not be nowmbred. 1563 T. Gale Inst. Chirurg. 41 b, The dregges and reliquies of yll, and vicious humours. |