remainderman

[ ri-meyn-der-muhn ]

/ rɪˈmeɪn dər mən /

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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 + man

Words nearby remainderman

relumine, rely, rem, remain, remainder, remainderman, remains, remake, reman, remand, remand centre

How to use remainderman in a sentence

And Romney as Remainderman is not a function of mere circumstance, but an artifact of explicit calculation.
Mitt Romney Is a Lot Like Thomas E. Dewey, the Equivocating Loser to Truman|Robert Shrum|June 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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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