Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

residuary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: resid-uary
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.

adj

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

One who receives the residue of an estate.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

residuaries (plural)

Derived Forms

nonresiduary

Phrases

residuary beneficiary residuary bequest residuary clause residuary devise residuary estate residuary legatee residuary taker

Synonyms

residual

Questions

What does residuary mean?: Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.

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