| 单词 | residuary legatee |
| 释义 | > as lemmasresiduary legatee residuary legatee n. Law a person to whom the residue of an estate is left; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] > legatee > residuary legatee residuary legatee1670 residuary devisee1740 residuary1792 1670 H. More Let. 6 Aug. in Conway Lett. (1992) v. 304 Though the gentleman be dead, yett his Residuary Legatee, a cousin germaine of his, persists in the same purpose. 1743 Swinburne's Testaments (ed. 6) vi. 415 Where an Executor and residuary Legatee dies before Probate, his Executor shall have the Administration. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 858 He is in effect a residuary legatee since he is entitled to the whole estate after paying the testator's debts and legacies. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ii. 12 If the son had not been living, the same old servant would have been sole residuary legatee. 1962 S. E. Finer Man on Horseback viii. 123 The Justice party..in a sense was the residuary legatee of the old Democrats. 1967 E. Rudinger Wills & Probate 11 The wife is probably the residuary legatee. 2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) v. 41 As residuary legatee, I'm afraid you will be responsible for the estate duty. < as lemmas |
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