residuary
adjective
lawspecializeduk/rəˈzɪd.ju.ər.i/us/rəˈzɪdʒ.u.er.i/relatingto thepartof adeadperson'smoneyandpropertythat isleftaftertaxesanddebtshave beenpaid, andbequests(=gifts)have been made:
Her willlefther residuaryestateto herdaughter.
A residuarybeneficiaryis thepersonto whom thebalanceof anestateis given after all otherbequestsaredistributed.
- Themoneyshould bedistributedto thebeneficiariesnamedin the residuaryclauseof his will.
- The willappointsMr Smith herexecutor, and you the residuary legatee.
Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- assign
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- cadger
- execute
- executor
- heir
- heir apparent
- heiress
- inherit
- inheritance
- passsomethingdown
- patrimony
- pond life
- pond scum
- primogeniture
- settle
- testate