noun, plural rel·i·quar·ies.
- a repository or receptacle for relics.
noun plural -quaries
- a receptacle or repository for relics, esp relics of saints
“receptacle for keeping relics,” 1650s, from French reliquaire (14c.), from relique (see relic).
noun, plural rel·i·quar·ies.
noun plural -quaries
“receptacle for keeping relics,” 1650s, from French reliquaire (14c.), from relique (see relic).