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Webster 1913 Edition
Residuary
Re-sid′u-a-ry
(-?-r?)
, Adj.
[See
Residue
.] Consisting of residue;
as,
; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; residuary
matteras, the
. residuary
advantage of an estateAyliffe.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Residuary
RESID'UARY
,Adj.
Pertaining to the residue or part remaining; as the residuary advantage of an estate.
Residuary legatee, in law, the legatee to whom is bequeathed the part of goods and estate which remains after deducting all the debts and specific legacies.
Definition 2024
residuary
residuary
English
Adjective
residuary (comparative more residuary, superlative most residuary)
- Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.
- (law) With respect to a will, relating to the portion of an estate which was not disposed of in the will, or for which the directions in the will could not be carried out.
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