remainder

& a. [O. Fr. remaindre to re main; cf. attainder, from Fr. attaindre; rejoinder. from Fr. rejoindre.] A. As substantive : I. Ord. Lang.: That which remains; anything destroyed; a remnant. *re-luc-tā-tion, s. [RELUCTATE.] Resistance, left over after a part has been taken away, lost, opposition, reluctance, repugnance. "I have done as many villainies as another, And with as little reluctation ." Beaum. & Flet.: Pilgrim , ii. 2. re-lūme', v . t . [O. Fr. relumer ; Fr. rallumer .] [RELUMINE.] To light again; to rekindle. ( Lit. & fig.) IMG:content-0420.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0421.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0422.png:[blocks in formation] "[He] wastes the sad remainder of his hours." Words worth: Excursion, bk. ii. II. Technically : 1. Arith ., Alg . , & c .: That which is left over of the subtrahend, after taking away the minuend. 2. Law : An estate in remainder may be defined to be an estate limited to take effect and be enjoyed after another estate is determined. Thus if a man seized in fee-simple grants lands to A for twenty years, or other period, and, after the determination of the said term, then to B and his heirs forever, here A is tenant for years, with remainder to B, since an estate for years is created out of the fee, and given to A, and the residue or remainder to B. 3. Publishing : An edition, the sale of which has practically ceased, and which is cleared by the trade at a reduced price. B. As adj.: Remaining; left over; refuse. "Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage." remainder-man, s. Shakesp.: As You Like It , ii. 7. Law : He who has an estate after a particular estate is determined.