Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed. 2 (context legal English) 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.
WordNet
adj. entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: residual]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "residuary".
These two friends, who were nearly of the same age, had deposited their wills in the hands of the same attorney, and each had made the other his residuary legatee.
The Christs in the two chapels are strikingly alike, and the general effect is that of a residuary impression left in the mind of one who had known the Varallo Flagellation exceedingly well.
Darwin laid too much stress on use and disuse, and a residuary impression is left that Mr.
I found that dying men with good clothes were as carefully watched over by sets of fellows who constituted themselves their residuary legatees as if they were men of fortune dying in the midst of a circle of expectant nephews and nieces.
And then the three harpooneers were bidden to the feast, they being its residuary legatees.
These I need not enumerate here, especially as I have reserved them as his residuary legatee and, in the event of my death, they will pass to you under my will.
Francis Barber, his faithful servant and residuary legatee, offered this memorial of tenderness to Mrs.
Joseph, being apparently unmarried, made his nephew, Joseph of Scituate, his residuary legatee, and his property mostly came over to the Colony.
Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner.
Why he selected the United States as his residuary legatee has long been, and will continue to be, the subject of curious inquiry.
For as far as my party is concerned, the continued good health of the residuary entailee is crucial to their interests, and that is why the issue of his guardianship is so important.
These two friends, who were nearly of the same age, had deposited their wills in the hands of the same attorney, and each had made the other his residuary legatee.
And then the three harpooneers were bidden to the feast, they being its residuary legatees.
I found that dying men with good clothes were as carefully watched over by sets of fellows who constituted themselves their residuary legatees as if they were men of fortune dying in the midst of a circle of expectant nephews and nieces.
Joseph, being apparently unmarried, made his nephew, Joseph of Scituate, his residuary legatee, and his property mostly came over to the Colony.