'Residuary' definitions:
Definition of 'residuary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
adjective
Relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: residual, residuary]
Definition of 'Residuary'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]