Definitions:

1. A faint indication or trace of something that vanished or is disappearing. NOUN
   • The vestiges of an old road could still be seen through the dense forest.
2. A small remaining part of something that was once much larger or more significant. NOUN
   • The crumbling castle ruins were the last vestige of the once-mighty kingdom.
3. An indication that something has been present. NOUN
   • The old, dilapidated barn was a vestige of the farming practices that once dominated the rural landscape.

Synonyms:

• fragment
• relic
• remnant
• Trace