Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

residuary clause

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
resid-uary -clause
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the testator's will in which the residue of the estate is disposed of.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does residuary clause mean?
The part of the testator's will in which the residue of the estate is disposed of.

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