rem·nant 
(rĕmnənt)
(rĕmnənt)n.
1. Something left over; a remainder.
2. A piece of fabric remaining after the rest has been used or sold.
3. A surviving trace or vestige: a remnant of his past glory.
4. often remnants A small surviving group of people.
[Middle English remanant, remnant, from Old French remanant, from present participle of remaindre, to remain; see REMAIN.]