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Reliquiae   Listen
noun
Reliquiae  n. pl.  
1.
Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.
2.
(Bot.) Same as Induviae.





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... (1568-1639) author of "Reliquiae Wottonianae," and the friend of John Donne. He was Provost of Eton from 1624 until his death, and distinguished himself as a diplomatist. To him is ascribed the saying: "An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his ...
— The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D. D., Volume IX; • Jonathan Swift
... his "Reliquiae Divi Andreae," written in 1683, has given an account of Hamilton, in which, in reference to the Archbishop and this Lady, he says, "I have seen copies of charters granted by this Archbishop to William, John, and ...
— The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) • John Knox


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