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rel⋅i⋅quar⋅y

  [rel-i-kwer-ee]
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–noun, plural -quar⋅ies.
a repository or receptacle for relics.
Origin:
1650–60; < MF reliquaire < ML reliquiārium, equiv. to L reliqui(ae) remains (see relic ) + -ārium -ary
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rel·i·quar·y   (rěl'ĭ-kwěr'ē)   
n.   pl. rel·i·quar·ies
A receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred relics.

[French reliquaire, from Old French, from relique, relic, from Late Latin reliquiae, sacred relics; see relic.]
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reliquary 
"receptacle for keeping relics," 1656, from Fr. reliquaire (14c.), from O.Fr. relique (see relic).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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