fer·e·to·ry (f r  -tôr  , -t r)n. pl. fer·e·to·ries 1. A receptacle to hold the relics of saints; a reliquary. 2. An area of a church in which reliquaries are kept. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum, from Greek pheretron, from pherein, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
feretory [ˈfɛrɪtərɪ -trɪ]
n pl -ries Chiefly RC Church
1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a shrine, usually portable, for a saint's relics
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the chapel in which a shrine is kept
[from Middle French fiertre, from Latin feretrum a bier, from Greek pheretron, from pherein to bear]
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