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Derelict
Derelict Der"e*lict, n. (Law)
(a) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by
its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
(b) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for
cultivation or use.
Dereliction
Dereliction Der`e*lic"tion, n. [L. derelictio.]
1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or
resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other
powers. --Burke.
2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
A total dereliction of military duties. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. The state of being left or abandoned.
4. (Law) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of
high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
Poureliche
Poureliche Poure"liche`, adv.
Poorly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Relicly
Relicly Rel"ic*ly, adv.
In the manner of relics. [Obs.]
RelictRelict 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.
Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to
marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his
brother Eli. --South. Relicted
Relicted Re*lict"ed (r?-l?kt"?d), a. [L. relictus, p. p.]
(Law)
Left uncovered, as land by recession of water. --Bouvier.
Reliction
Reliction Re*lic"tion (r?-l?k"sh?n), n. [L. relictio a leaving
behind.] (Law)
A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving
dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. --Burrill.
TartrelicTartrelic Tar*trel"ic, a. [From Tartar the chemical
compound.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of
tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent
substance.
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