remainderman

[ ri-meyn-der-muh n ]

/ rɪˈmeɪn dər mən /

noun, plural re·main·der·men. Law.

a person who owns a remainder.

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Origin of remainderman

First recorded in 1735–45; remainder + man¹

Words nearby remainderman

rely, rem, rem sleep, remain, remainder, remainderman, remains, remak's sign, remake, reman, remand

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Example sentences from the Web for remainderman

And Romney as Remainderman is not a function of mere circumstance, but an artifact of explicit calculation.
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British Dictionary definitions for remainderman

remainderman

/ (rɪˈmeɪndəˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

property law the person entitled to receive a particular estate on its determinationCompare reversioner

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