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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Residuary \Re*sid"u*a*ry\ (-?-r?), a. [See {Residue}.]
Consisting of residue; as residuary matter; pertaining to
the residue, or part remaining; as the residuary advantage
of an estate. --Ayliffe.
{Residuary clause} (Law), that part of the testator's will in
which the residue of his estate is disposed of
{Residuary devise} (Law), the person to whom the residue of
real estate is devised by a will
{Residuary legatee} (Law), the person to whom the residue of
personal estate is bequeathed.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
residuary
adj 1: (law) entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of
debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the
estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
2: relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity"
[syn: {residual}]
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