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Definition of residuary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

residuary

adjective
 
/rɪˈzɪdjuəri/
 
/rɪˈzɪdʒueri/
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  1. (law) left from the money and property of a person who has died after all debts, gifts, etc. have been paid
    • a residuary bequest
  2. (specialist) left at the end of a process
  3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from residuum + -ary.
See residuary in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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