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relict |
(n): 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
(n): a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
(n): geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
(n): (geology) the geological features of the earth
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So, is a widower derelict?
Yes, Minerva, have just seen it on a memorial stone from the early 1800s as 'relict of this parish'. Presumably the definition above 'a living thing that has, or can develop,the ability to act or function after other parts have disappeared' covers this. !!!!
Also a widow.