English Explanatory Dictionary

feretrum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of medieval reliquary or shrine containing the sacred effigies and relics of a saint.

Word forms

feretrum feretra

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin feretrum, from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron). Doublet of feretory.

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