‖ ˈferetrum [L. feretrum: see feretory.] = feretory 1. 1536in Antiq. Sarisb. (1771) 192 A Feretrum, silver and gilt, with four pillars and one steeple.1878Mackintosh Hist. Civilization Scot. I. xi. 496 The feretrum, the shrine in which the..remains of the Saint were supposed to be kept.