residuary clause

residuary clause definition - legal

n

A clause in a will that gives all the remainder of the estate, once the specific bequests and devises are taken care of, to one or more of the beneficiaries.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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