In old records. A box, cabinet or repository in which were preserved the relica of martyrs. Spelman. A small building in which relics were preserved; an oratory or chapel. Id. In old English law. A chapel. Fleta, lib, 5, c. 12, § 1; Spelman; Cowell.
In old records. A box, cabinet or repository in which were preserved the relica of martyrs. Spelman. A small building in which relics were preserved; an oratory or chapel. Id. In old English law. A chapel. Fleta, lib, 5, c. 12, § 1; Spelman; Cowell.