Rĕl'i-qua-ry, n.

n. [Fr. reliquaire, Pr. reliquiari, Sp. & Pg. relicario, reliquario, It. reliquiario, reliquiere, L. Lat. reliquiarium, reliquiare, from reliquiæ. See RELIC and infra.] A small chest, box, or casket, in which relics are kept.