Category:Residuary

Re*sid"u*a*ry (--r), a. Etym: [see residue.]

Defn: consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to the Residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate. Ayliffe. 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.