Reversion Synonyms & Definitions

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• ReversionDefinition & Meaning in English

(n.) A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.
(n.) The returning of an esttate to the grantor 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.
(n.) Hence, a right to future possession or enjoiment; succession.
(n.) That which reverts or returns; residue.
(n.) The act of returning, or coming back; return.
(n.) A payment which is not to be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some event, as the death of a living person.

• ReversionaryDefinition & Meaning in English

(a.) Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right.
(n.) That which is to be received in reversion.