The word “relict” typically refers to the widow of a deceased person. If Hinrich and Johanna were married and Hinrich dies, Johanna is his relict. The word is not used today as “widow” tends to be preferred. Relic–as in old item surviving from an earlier time–has the same root as relict.
There’s usually no specific significance to the word “relict” and it’s use does not mean there were former spouses of the deceased who also survived him.
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