vest
ige
Plural
vestiges
1
a minor remaining part or trace of something that is no longer present in full
- Archaeologists studied the vestiges of pottery and tools to learn about ancient civilizations.
- Rural dialects preserve vestiges of vocabulary no longer used in modern standard forms of the language.
- The abandoned house still contained a few vestiges of the family that once lived there.
- Certain biological structures provide vestiges of evolutionary traits no longer essential for survival.