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residuary |
2 definitions found 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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