Re*ver"sion (r&esl;*v&etilde;r"shŭn),
n. [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) The returning of an estate 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
enjoyment; succession.
For even reversions are all begged
before.
Dryden.
5. (Annuities) 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.) 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.
Re*ver"sion (r&esl;*v&etilde;r"shŭn),
n. [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) The returning of an estate 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
enjoyment; succession.
For even reversions are all begged
before.
Dryden.
5. (Annuities) 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.) 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.
