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ute. He was reckoned among the transgressors. Luke xxii. 37. For him I reckon not in high estate. Milton.

To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an estate.

To demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate.

ation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth. Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate did at the same time afflict and encourage him. Atterbury.

ch belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty.

linquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

n which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.

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…

One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See Remainder, n., 3. Blackstone.

To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.

A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten thousand dollars a year.

One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant.

ing, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country.

y matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate. Ayliffe. Residuary clause (Law), that part of the testator's will in which the residue of his estate is disposed of. -- Residuary devise (Law), the person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by a will. -- Resid…

That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies.

sulting trust (Law), a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc. Bouvier. -- Resulting use (Law), a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or…

his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him. Kent.

olving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right.

One who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is terminated. Blackstone.

To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.