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   Remainder , n. [OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]
    Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. “The last remainders of unhappy Troy.” 
   Dryden.
   
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   If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt.
   Arbuthnot.
   
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   (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
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   (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.
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   Syn. -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.
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   Remainder, a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
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   Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit
   After a voyage.
   Shak.
   
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