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Webster 1913 Edition
Remainder
1.
Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.
“The last remainders of unhappy Troy.” Dryden.
If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the
remainder
yields no salt. Arbuthnot.
2.
(Math.)
The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
3.
(Law)
An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A’s life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.
Syn. – Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.
Re-main′der
,Adj.
Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
Which is as dry as the
After a voyage.
remainder
biscuitAfter a voyage.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Remainder
REMA'INDER
,Noun.
1.
Any thing left after the separation and removal of a part.If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt.
The last remainders of unhappy Troy.
2.
Relics; remains; the corpse of a human being. [Not now used.]3.
That which is left after a part is past; as the remainder of the day or week; the remainder of the year; the remainder of life.4.
The sum that is left after subtraction or after any deduction.5.
In law, an estate limited to take effect and be enjoyed after another estate is determined. A grants land to B for twenty years; remainder to D in fee. If a man by deed or will limits his books or furniture to A for life, with remainder to B, this remainder is good.A writ of formedon in remainder, is a writ which lies where a man gives lands to another for life or in tail, with remainder to a third person in tail or in fee, and he who has the particular estate dies without issue heritable, and a stranger intrudes upon him in remainder and keeps him out of possession; in this case, the remainder-man shall have his writ of formedon in the remainder.
REMA'INDER
,Adj.