feretory
noun
fer·e·to·ry
ˈferəˌtōrē
plural -es
1
: an ornate often portable bier for the relics of a saint
2
: a place for keeping a feretory
especially : a narrow space behind the high altar of a medieval cathedral or large church
Word History
Etymology
Middle English fertre, feretory, firetree, from Anglo-French fertre & Middle French fiertre, from Medieval Latin feretrum, from Latin, litter, bier, from Greek pheretron, from pherein to carry
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