Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated;
2.
geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Relict \Rel"ict\ (-?kt), n. [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p.
of relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]
A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
[1913 Webster]
Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to
marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his
brother Eli. --South.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
relict
n 1: an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an
otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much
changed from that in which it originated
2: geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing
formation after other parts have disappeared
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
RELICT. A widow; as A B, relict of C D.