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Meaning of RESIDUARY

Pronunciation:  ri'zijoo`eree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity"
  2. [adj]  (law) entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
 
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 Synonyms: residual
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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