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Relict
Pronunciation : Rel"ict (-kt)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p. of relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]
Definition : Defn: 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
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