feretory

English

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum, from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (pheretron), from the verb φέρω (phero, “I carry”).

Noun

feretory (plural feretories)

1. a receptacle that houses relics of saints
2. an area of a church where relics are kept

Synonyms

• reliquary