Difference between Residuary and Residual

What is the difference between Residuary and Residual?

Residuary as an adjective is of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed. while Residual as an adjective is of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

Residuary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed. With respect to a will, relating to the portion of an estate which was not disposed of in the will, or for which the directions in the will could not be carried out.

Residual

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A remainder left over at the end of some process.Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.

We hope you now know whether to use Residuary or Residual in your sentence.

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