reversionern.
/rᵻˈvəːʃn̩ə/, U.S. /rəˈvərʒənər/, /riˈvərʒənər/, /rəˈvərʃənər/, /riˈvərʃənər/ Law.
A person, esp. an heir, to whom an estate, office, etc. will revert. Also in extended use.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > heir in reversion
reversioner1614
reversionary1627
expectant1654
reversionist1809
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xxi. §1. 528 It were the wisest way to designe by his authoritie, not only his Successour, but also the reuersioner.
1678 A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery (new ed.) 25 Might not his Reversioner justly expect to be put into present Possession of the Office?
1731 S. Burroughs Enq. Customary-estates & Tenant-rights 21 Whatever is Waste at Common Law, in prejudice of a Reversioner, is Waste or Dilapidation with respect to a Successor.
1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 113 The grantee..by his alienation may bar the heir or reversioner.
1816 Stat. Realm II. 38 (margin) In case of Covin by the particular Tenant, the Reversioner shall recover the Land.
1885 Law Times Rep. 53 228/2 The Legislature intended to..put reversioners and remaindermen on the same level.
1891 Times 30 Jan. 9/1 In the interests of the nation—the ultimate reversioner of the tithe.
1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 Intrusion..is..entry by a stranger on the death of a tenant for life, to the prejudice of the reversioner or remainder man.
1947 Michigan Law Rev. 45 268 Their special prey was the expectant heir or reversioner, in urgent need of ready cash but precluded from borrowing at moderate rates of interest by the uncertainty of his prospects.
1987 Daily Tel. 24 Apr. 19/3 The Vice-Chancellor said there were clear indications that the covenants were intended to be for the benefit of the reversioner for the time being.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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