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residuary

[ ri-zij-oo-er-ee ]

adjective

  1. entitled to the residue of an estate:

    a residuary legatee.

  2. pertaining to or of the nature of a residue, remainder, or residuum.


residuary

/ ɪˈɪʊəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or constituting a residue; residual
  2. law entitled to the residue of an estate after payment of debts and distribution of specific gifts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of residuary1

1720–30; < Latin residu ( um ) what is left over ( residual ) + -ary
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Maine, for example, he declared that “Federalism requires that Congress accord States the respect and dignity due them as residuary sovereigns and joint participants in the Nation’s governance.”

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If you do not specify, these assets are divided among the people who are entitled to your “residuary estate,” meaning what is left after expenses and specific bequests have been made.

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This she had not done, but she had made Rupert her residuary legatee, leaving to him most of her jewels.

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It was an age rife with demon legends; legends of favors granted to mortals in return for a residuary mortgage on their souls; and all that sort of thing.

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Her second son was made the residuary legatee, and inherited a large estate.

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