'Residuary legatee' definitions:

Definition of 'Residuary legatee'

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]