reversion

/ษนษจหˆvษšส’nฬฉ/

IPA: /R IH0 V ER1 ZH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    The action of reverting something.

  2. 2

    The action of returning to a former condition or practice; reversal.

  3. 3

    The fact of being turned the reverse way.

  4. 4

    The action of turning something the reverse way.

  5. 5

    The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.

  6. 6

    An estate which has been returned in this manner.

  7. 7

    The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.

  8. 8

    The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.

  9. 9

    The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.

  10. 10

    A sum payable on a person's death.

  11. 11

    (in Islamic usage, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) The act of conversion to Islam.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reversion