residuary estate (English, noun)
expansion: residuary estate (plural residuary estates)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: Any portion of the testator's estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will, or any property that is part of such a specific devise that fails (for example, due to the death of the intended beneficiary preceding that of the testator).
Forms:
form: residuary estates
tags: plural