Remainder \Re*main"der\ (r?-m?n"d?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf.
See Remain.]
1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation
and removal of a part; residue; remnant. ``The last
remainders of unhappy Troy.'' --Dryden.
If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes
off clear, the remainder yields no salt.
--Arbuthnot.
2. (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after
subtraction, or after any deduction.
3. (Law) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which
becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of
a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and
by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed
to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is
a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or
estate in remainder.
Syn: Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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