residuary adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed.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. — 1959 •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. noun1 •One who receives the residue of an estate. formsresiduaries
