See Also: feretory(dictionary)

feretory (iou)



feretory noun. ME.
[Old French fiertre from Latin feretrum from Greek pheretron bier, from pherein bear, assim. to words in -tory.]
A (portable) shrine containing the relics of a saint. ME.
A small room or chapel in which shrines were deposited. LME.
A bier. LME.