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Residuary Estate

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

What remains of testator's estate after deducting the debts and the bequests and devises.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

That part of an estate which goes to the residuary legatees after the payment of debts, legacies and devises. See 56 Hun, 313, 9 N. Y. Supp. 753.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

What remains of a testator’s estate after deducting the debts and the bequests and devises. queathed by will. Rop. Leg.; Powell, Mortg. An agreement to a law or other thing See Legacy. adopted by a legislature or popular assembly.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The remaining part of a testator's estate and effects, after payment of debts and legacies ; or that portion of his estate which has not been particularly devised or bequeathed. See Wetmore v. St. Luke's Hospital, 56 Hun, 313, 9 N. Y. Supp. 753.

Defined under Residuary in Black's Law Dictionary.