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Residuary

Residuary Meaning & Definition
Residuary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Residuary?

[adj] relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity"
[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Residuary: residual

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Residuary In Webster's Dictionary

\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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