Found 2 items, similar to relict.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: relict 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Relict 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]