legatee

• The residuary legatee was a third cousin in New Zealand. —  Death In Ecstasy - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 04: 1936
• I'll make her my residooary legatee, an' wotever else is needful; but, in the meantime, you may as well see that she's got all that she wants Build her a noo house too. —  Rivers of Ice
• A musket-ball through his head had settled all his tradesmen's bills; and I hesitated not in becoming residuary legatee, as I was sure the assets would more than discharge the undertaker's bill; but the body was cold and stiff, and did not readily yield its garment I, however, succeeded in obtaining my object; in which I arrayed myself, and went on in search of the colonel's sword; but here I had been anticipated by a Frenchman. —  Frank Mildmay The Naval Officer
• Good--first name the legatee--is that right, Sir Reginald Quite right, Sir Gervaise; and Sir Wycherly will understand that he now names the first person to whom he wishes to bequeath any thing else Milly," muttered the sick man What? —  The Two Admirals
• Being a legatee, as well as appointed by the will of the deceased one of his bearers, he attended the corpse to the family vault at Chiswick, and there very sincerely paid a plentiful tribute of tears to his memory. —  The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings

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