residuary
residuary adjective: of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.
Adjective
residuary (not comparable)
- Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.
- Between residuary sobs she drank it like water, sitting up, Robert Loo on the bed's edge, his finger-tips on the base of the glass.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 509
- With respect to a will, relating to the portion of an estate which was not disposed of in the will, or for which the directions in the will could not be carried out.
Noun
residuary (plural residuaries)
- One who receives the residue of an estate.
residuary meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
residuary in Tamil
- எஞ்சிய தன்மை, இருதரப்பிலுமில்லாத
residuary in Urdu
- باقی ماندہ
residuary in Kannada
- ಉಳಿದಿರುವ, ಮಿಕ್ಕ, ಶೇಷದ, ಶಿಲ್ಕು
Forms of residuary
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Words formed from residuary
- nonresiduary
- residuary beneficiary
- residuary bequest
- residuary clause
- residuary devise
- residuary estate
- residuary legatee
- residuary taker
Phrases with residuary
Questions about residuary
- What does residuary mean?
- Residuary means of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.
- What is residuary in Tamil?
- Residuary in Tamil is எஞ்சிய தன்மை, இருதரப்பிலுமில்லாத. See Residuary meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is residuary?
- Residuary can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near residuary in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: residuary (page history and authors); residuary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); residuary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); residuary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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