Residuary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a residue.
  • adj. Law Entitled to the residue of an estate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.
  • adj. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Consisting of residue; ; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a residue or residuum; forming a residue, or part not dealt with: as, residuary estate (the portion of a testator's estate not devised specially).
  • In geology, noting the insoluble portion of a series of rocks which have been long exposed to weathering. The soluble portion having been leached away, only the residuum remains, as, for example, clays from limestone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts)
  • adj. relating to or indicating a remainder
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