Dictionary entry

Residuary

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

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.