Referring to this part of Scotland, a writer at the end of the eighteenth century observes that "the Hallow-even fire, another relict of druidism, was kindled in Buchan.
We are told by a writer of the eighteenth century that "the midsummer-even fire, a relict of Druidism," was kindled in some parts of the county of Perth.
Mrs. Tebbutt, of Horncastle, a relict of an old Thimbleby family, whose name appears frequently in the parish books, is now Lady of the Manor.
He published a 'Funeral Sermon upon the Death of Madam Mary Thornton, the piousrelict of the late truly virtuous and honourable John Thornton, Esq.
He married, while under age, the daughter of Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig, relict of Edward Lord Crichton of Sanquhar.
James second Earl of Arran was the grandson of Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, created Lord Hamilton in 1445, and the Princess Mary, daughter of James the Second, and relict of Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran.
I thought as much, sir, from your ground hamper and top-tackles," added the relict smiling.
The relict looked grave; and she wondered at any man's being so singular as to allude to a first husband, at the very moment he was thinking of offering himself for a second.
We regret that the relict of the late Captain Budd did not behave exactly as became a shipmaster's widow, under fire.
The misunderstanding with the relict embarrassed him as much as it embarrassed her; and he was quite willing to let time mitigate her resentment.
This had been the aunt's own project, for, weak and silly as she was, the relict had a woman's sense of the proprieties.
On board the brig everybody was on deck; even the relict having forgotten her mortification in curiosity.
Spike now led the way below, Wallace following, leaving the midshipman on deck, who had fallen into conversation with the relict and her pretty niece.
Stephen Spike is a capital seaman, and that is something in any man," observed the relict of Captain Budd.
Captain Spike soon got over the effects of his effort, and the confusion of the relict did not last any material length of time.
About this time the relict appeared on deck, when Spike gallantly introduced the lieutenant anew to his passengers.
Now the relict had not one spark of tenderness herself in behalf of Spike; while she did love Rose better than any human being, her own self excepted.
His relict had, in compliment to the memory of her departed lord, eschewed matrimony, and, like a Christian woman, devoted her few and evil days to cards and religion.
Although there was a visiting acquaintance between the retired quartermaster and the relict of the defunct dragoon, never had any cordiality existed between the houses.
Dulcet had attended an East-Indian widow, the wealthyrelict of a civil servant of the Company.
Without consideration I hopped over the hedge, and next minute was in the presence of my honoured protectress, the relict of the departed captain.
The few specimens obtained in 1957 possibly represent a relict population that remained in the mainstream after flow in tributaries was restored by increased rainfall.
My specimen possibly strayed from a nearby tributary; or, it was a relict from a population living in the mainstream during drought.
War between Alexander Zebinas and the ambitious relict of Demetrius, Cleopatra, who with her own hand murders her eldest son Seleucus, B.
Ascendancy of his stepsister and wife Laodice, and of his sister Apame, relict of Magas; the latter involves him in war with Ptolemy II.
The distributional records since the 1850's and the apparent relict populations now in existence indicate that the range of this species has since receded.
The relict desired to know, whether he meant by his holding up both hands, to represent that she had one husband before, and that she should have another?
Nichols says that there were two male and two female quacks of the name of Kirleus; Thomas the father, and his son John, Susannah the widow of Thomas, and Mary the relict of John; but it does not appear that any of them all were rich.
In his early penniless life he had migrated from his more northern native State, settled in the county, and, shortly after his arrival, had married the relict of the late lamented Major John Talbot of Pocomoke.
How he must have loved this dear relict of his military predecessor!
To him succeeded Pontius, his son by the Lombard; a youth who rivalled the glory of his ancestors, and who obtained in marriage the relict of Tancred, formerly prince of Antioch.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "relict" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: dowager; heir; orphan; successor
