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Pronunciation : Re*main"der (r-mn"dr)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.

3. (Law)

Defn: 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 Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*main"der
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913