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Residuary Definition & Meaning

residuary
adjective
  1. entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
  2. relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity"

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What does residuary mean?
entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary" relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity"
What part of speech is residuary?
Residuary is an adjective.
How many definitions does residuary have?
Residuary has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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