Category:Remainder

Re*main"der (r-mn"dr), n. Etym: [of. remaindre, inf. See remain.]

1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and Removal of a part; residue; remnant. "the last remainders of unhappy Troy." Dryden. If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the Remainder yields no salt. Arbuthnot.

2. (math.)

Defn: the quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after Any deduction.

3. (law)

Defn: an estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an Estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior Estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for Example, if land be conveyed to a for life, and on his death to b, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and b's interest is a Remainder, or estate in remainder.

Syn. -- balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.

Remainder Re*main"der, a.

Defn: remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage. Shak.