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    remnant
    /ˈrɛmnənt/

    noun

    • 1. a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed: "the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape" Similar remainsremainderleftoversleavings
    • 2. a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel): "if any one ceases to be a witness, he ceases to be one of the remnant"

    adjective

    • 1. remaining: "remnant strands of hair"

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