anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.-the quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.-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.-remaining; left; left over; refuse.