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re⋅vert⋅er

1  [ri-vur-ter]
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–noun
a person or thing that reverts.
Origin:
1885–90; revert + -er 1
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re⋅vert⋅er

2  [ri-vur-ter]
–noun Law.
a future interest in property that rests in a grantor.
Origin:
1485–95; ME < AF, n. use of reverter (inf.). See revert, -er 3
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re·vert   (rĭ-vûrt')   
intr.v.   re·vert·ed, re·vert·ing, re·verts

  1. To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief.

  2. Law To return to the former owner or to the former owner's heirs. Used of money or property.

  3. Genetics To undergo reversion.


[Middle English reverten, from Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin *revertīre, variant of Latin revertere : re-, re- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
re·vert'er n., re·vert'i·ble adj., re·ver'tive adj.
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Main Entry: re·vert·er
Pronunciation: ri-'v&r-t&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, from reverter to return, from Old French revertir to return, revert, from Latin revertere to turn back
1 : REVERSION
2 : POSSIBILITY OF REVERTER
NOTE: Although reversion and possibility of reverter or reverter are sometimes used synonymously, many authorities disapprove such use.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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