遺い愛あい

noun

bequest; relic; cherished possession of the deceased

Refers to an item left behind by someone who has died, especially one that was loved or treasured by them. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 祖そ母ぼの遺い愛あいの品ひんを大たい切せつにしている。

  I treasure the cherished possession my grandmother left behind.

• この茶ちゃ碗わんは故こ人じんの遺い愛あいの品ひんです。

  This tea bowl is a relic of the deceased.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

cherished by the deceased; treasured

Used attributively with の to describe something that was loved by a now-deceased person. Common in phrases like 遺愛の品.

• 彼かれは父ちちの遺い愛あいの書しょ物もつを整せい理りした。

  He sorted through the books his late father had treasured.