Category:Reversion

Re*ver"sion, n. Etym: [f. réversion, l. reversio a turning back. See Revert.]

1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [obs.] After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he Brought with him. Foxe.

2. That which reverts or returns; residue. [obs.] The small reversion of this great navy which came home might be Looked upon by religious eyes as relics. Fuller.

3. (law)

Defn: 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. Kent.

4. Hence, a right to future possession or enjoiment; succession. For even reversions are all begged before. Dryden.

5. (annuities)

Defn: 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. Brande &c.

6. (biol.)

Defn: a return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism. Reversion of series (alg.), the act of reverting a series. See to Revert a series, under revert, v. t.