Re*lin"quish (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kw?sht); p.
pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave
behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic,
Relict.]
1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to
quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
We ought to relinquish such rites.
Hooker.
They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the
English.
Sir J. Davies.
2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a
debt.
Syn. -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce;
forb&?;ar; forego. See Resign.
Re*lin"quish*er (-r?r), n. One who relinquishes.
Re*lin"quish*ment (-ment), n. The act of relinquishing.
Rel"i*qua*ry (r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl. -ries (-rz). [LL. reliquiarium,
reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire. See Relic.] A depositary, often a small
box or casket, in which relics are kept.
Re*lique" (r?-l?k"), n. [F.] See Relic. Chaucer.
||Re*liq"ui*æ (r?-l?k"w?-?), n. pl. [L. See Relic.]