Definition of "residuary" [re•sid•u•a•ry]

• Of, relating to, or constituting a residue. (adjective)
• Law Entitled to the residue of an estate. (adjective)

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• "Unfortunately, the DIY will did not include what's called a residuary clause -- indicating how to distribute what is left after estate expenses, creditors and taxes have been paid and gifts of specific items or sums of money have been satisfied."
• "States over the subjects or a class of the subjects, of such states, which is called residuary; that is, what remains outside the actual sovereign powers exercised by the native princes."
• "This is a good example of what is called a residuary impression."