Meanings
adjectiveresiduary (not comparable)
- not comparableOf 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 - not comparablelawWith 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or indicating a remainder
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“residuary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residuary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residuary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residuary.
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