adj
residuary
Residuary (adj) means Left over once the main part of something has been used or taken away.
adj
1
Left over once the main part of something has been used or taken away.
"Between residuary sobs she drank it like water, sitting up, Robert Loo on the bed's edge, his finger-tips on the base of the glass."
— Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy) (1959)
2
(law) Describing the part of someone's estate that a will does not cover, or that could not be carried out as written.
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What is the meaning of residuary?
"residuary" (adj) means left over once the main part of something has been used or taken away.
What is another word for residuary?
Other words for "residuary" include residual.
What are the different meanings of residuary?
"residuary" has 2 main meanings: 1. Left over once the main part of something has been used or taken away; 2. (law) Describing the part of someone's estate that a will does not cover, or that could not be carried out as written.
