# relict

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛlɪkt/ · frequency rank #79,004

## Definitions
1. Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
2. Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
3. Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
4. Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), from Middle French relicte (“widow”), from Late Latin relicta (“widow”), from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquō (“I abandon, I relinquish, I leave (behind)”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relic, derelict, and relinquish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/relict