REMAINDERS
Noun
remainders
plural of remainder
Verb
remainders
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remainder
Source: Wiktionary
REMAINDER
Re*main"der (r-mn"dr), n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
3. (Law)
Definition: 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.
Re*main"der, a.
Definition: Remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.
REMAINDER
Re*main"der (r-mn"dr), n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
3. (Law)
Definition: 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.
Re*main"der, a.
Definition: Remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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