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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Relict

/(-?kt)/ · Rel·ict · IPA /ˈɹɛlɪkt/
01 n. A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
  1. 1.
    A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
    “Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli.” South.