That which remains after any process of separation or deduction; a residue or balance.- That which remains of a decedent’s estate, after debts have been paid and legacies deducted. See Parsons v. Colgate (C. C.) 15 Fed. 603; Robinson v. Mil-lard, 133 Mass. 239; United States Trust Co. v. Black, 9 Misc. Rep. 653, 30 N. Y. Supp. 453
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
